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alaa in baghdad , 1990 . hussein ali -lrb- left -rrb- with saddam hussein saddam hussein kuwait iraq ba'ath party military officer saddam hussein c. 1948 head prime minister of iraq of state of the republic of kuwait deputy august 4 , 1990 1990 kuwait lieutenant iraq colonel kuwaiti president saddam hussein.jpg prime minister alaa hussein ali 1990 with iraqi alaa hussein ali
 august 8 , 1990 1991 ala'a الخفاجي hussein ali al-khafaji al-jaber علاء حسين علي جبر
alaa hussein ali

ala'a hussein ali al-khafaji al-jaber -lrb- ; born c. 1948 -rrb- served as the head of a brief puppet government in kuwait -lrb- the `` republic of kuwait '' , august 4 -- 8 , 1990 -rrb- during the initial stages of the gulf war .
ali held dual nationalities as an iraqi and kuwaiti , having grown up in kuwait and studied in baghdad where he became a member of the ruling baath party .
having held a lieutenant 's position in the kuwaiti army prior to the invasion , ali was promoted to colonel in baghdad and placed at the head of a 9-member puppet government during the invasion .
a week later kuwait was annexed by iraq and ali became iraqi deputy prime minister .
after desert storm , he was not heard of until 1998 when he fled to norway through turkey with his family under a fake name .
in 1993 , ali was sentenced `` in absentia '' to death by hanging for treason by the kuwaiti government .
in january 2000 he returned to kuwait attempting to appeal the sentence .
the court however , confirmed ali guilty of treason again on may 3 , 2000 .
in march 2001 , his sentence was commuted to life in prison .
