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Ahmed Chalabi
Iraqi Politician / Iraq War Architect
Iraqi exile who fed false intelligence to justify Iraq War invasion
Overview
Ahmed Chalabi was an Iraqi exile and head of the Iraqi National Congress who provided much of the false intelligence used to justify the Iraq War, including fabricated claims about WMDs and ties to Al-Qaeda. He was a convicted embezzler in Jordan. The CIA later determined his sources were fabricators.
Key Affiliations
Controversies & Concerns
FALSE INTELLIGENCE: Provided fabricated claims about Iraqi WMDs
CURVEBALL: His organization provided the source "Curveball "whose lies were used at UN
CONVICTED EMBEZZLER: Convicted in absentia in Jordan for bank fraud
IRANIAN TIES: Later accused of passing U.S. intelligence to Iran
Related Investigations (1)
Criminal Charges & Violations
1 documented violations
Bank Fraud (Jordan)Convicted in absentia for Petra Bank collapse(Financial Crime)
Known Associates & Connections
Paul Wolfowitz
Pentagon ally
Dick Cheney
Promoted his intelligence
Sources & Documentation
1 documented sources from official records, investigations, and reports
Personal Information
- Born
- October 30, 1944
- Birthplace
- Baghdad, Iraq
Education
- •MIT
- •University of Chicago
Key Timeline
October 30, 1944
Born in Baghdad
1992
Founds Iraqi National Congress with CIA backing
1992
Convicted in Jordan for bank fraud
2002-2003
Provides false intelligence for Iraq War
November 3, 2015
Dies in Baghdad