Salah Omar al-Ali
Salah Omar al-Ali Wasitnya Asik | |
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صلاح عمر العلي | |
| Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
| In office October 1966 – 1970 | |
| Minister of Culture and Information | |
| In office 1968–1970 | |
| Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| In office 1978–1981 | |
| Succeeded by | Ismat T. Kittani |
| Iraqi Ambassador to Spain | |
| In office 1976–1978 | |
| Iraqi Ambassador to Sweden | |
| In office 1973–1976 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 July 1938 Tikrit, Iraq |
| Died | 27 May 2024 (aged 85) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Political party | Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Salah Omar Al-Ali (17 July 1938 – 27 May 2024) was a member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council, Iraqi Minister of Culture and Information from 1968 to 1970, and subsequently ambassador to Sweden, Spain and the United Nations from 1973 to 1981. He was a leading member of the Iraqi opposition.
He was formerly a leading member of the Ba'ath Party, and was therefore very close to individuals such as Saddam Hussein who were subsequently accused of having committed a number of atrocities. Al-Ali was popular in Iraq, he resigned twice from high ranking governmental positions in protest.