Alaa Hussein Ali

Ala'a Hussein Ali Jaber Al-Khafaji
علاء حسين علي جبر الخفاجي
Ali (left) with Saddam Hussein in 1990
Prime Minister of Kuwait
In office
August 4, 1990  August 28, 1990
Preceded bySaad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Succeeded byAli Hassan al-Majid (as Governor of Kuwait)
Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq
In office
1990–1991
PresidentSaddam Hussein
Prime MinisterSaddam Hussein
Personal details
Born (1958-01-01) 1 January 1958
Kuwait City, Sheikhdom of Kuwait
Political partyBa'ath
ProfessionMilitary officer
Military service
Allegiance Kuwait (1976–1990)
 Iraq (1990–2000)
Rank Second lieutenant
Colonel

Ala'a Hussein Ali Al-Khafaji Al-Jaber (Arabic: علاء حسين علي جبر الخفاجي; born January 1, 1958) is a Kuwaiti-born Iraqi military officer who served as the head of the Republic of Kuwait, a brief puppet government in Kuwait during the initial stages of the Gulf War.