Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf

Born

1940-07-30

Birthplace

Hilla, Iraq

Biography

Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf , also known as Baghdad Bob, is a former Iraqi diplomat and politician. He came to world wide prominence around the 2003 invasion of Iraq, during which he was the Iraqi Information Minister under Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, acting as spokesperson for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party and Saddam's government.