Amer Mohammad Rashid al-Ubaidi (; born 1939) is an Iraqi former politician who served as the Oil Minister under Saddam Hussein.
Life and career Rashid was born in Baghdad in 1939. List established pursuant to security council resolution 1483 (2003) A general in Iraq's army, he also advised Hussein on other matters, and was sometimes referred to as "Missile Man" in reference to his expertise with weapons delivery systems."Iraq's 'Missile Man' surrenders to U.S.", CBC News, published April 29, 2003, accessed March 21, 2007. He was the husband of Dr. Rihab Taha (a.k.a. "Dr. Germ"), a microbiologist active in research into the production of bioweapons."Iraq's 'Dr Germ' detained", BBC News, published May 12, 2003, accessed March 21, 2007. Iraqi government news sources indicated that he retired from his positions in 2002, at the age of 65.
Rashid was the six of spades in the most-wanted Iraqi playing cards issued by the United States during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.Zucco, Tom. "Troops dealt an old tool", The St. Petersburg Times, published April 12, 2003, accessed March 21, 2007. After the invasion commenced, he issued a public statement calling for other Arab nations to decrease oil production, in order "to make the cost of war high for the Americans."Agence France-Presse. "Stop producing extra oil: Iraq tells Arabs", published March 25, 2003, accessed March 21, 2007. American troops raided his Baghdad home on April 14, 2003, in an effort to take he and his wife into custody, but both evaded capture. He surrendered to coalition forces on April 28, 2003, and his wife surrendered on May 10, 2003.
Rashid was quietly released in April 2012, while his wife had been released in December 2005 without charge two days after Iraq's national elections, following over 30 months in confinement.
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