Ahmed Ali Ahmed is a former leader of

al-Qaeda in Iraq Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI; ar, القاعدة في العراق, al-Qā'idah fī al-ʿIrāq) or Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia ( ar, القاعدة في بلاد الرافدين, al-Qā'idah fī Bilād ar-Rāfidayn), officially known as ''Tanzim Qaidat a ...

. It was reported on May 18, 2008, he was sentenced to death by an Iraqi court for killing

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

Paulos Faraj Rahho Paulos Faraj Rahho (also known as Paul Faraj Rahho and Paulos Faradsch Raho; ar, بولس فرج رحو, '; syr, ܦܘܠܘܣ ܦ̮ܪܔ ܪܚܘ, '; 20 November 1942 – February or March 2008) was a Chaldean Catholic prelate who served as the Arch ...

, an Assyrian Christian archbishop in the

Chaldean Catholic Church , native_name_lang = syc , image = Assyrian Church.png , imagewidth = 200px , alt = , caption = Cathedral of Our Lady of Sorrows Baghdad, Iraq , abbreviation = , type ...

. Rahho was kidnapped in February 2008 and held for several demands, including that Assyrian Christians pay ''

jizya Jizya ( ar, جِزْيَة / ) is a per capita yearly taxation historically levied in the form of financial charge on dhimmis, that is, permanent Kafir, non-Muslim subjects of a state governed by Sharia, Islamic law. The jizya tax has been unde ...

'' and attack

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militarily. Ahmed was sentenced to death at Iraqi Central Criminal Court on May 18, 2008. Ahmed is also known as Abu Omar.

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Members of al-Qaeda in Iraq Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People imprisoned on charges of terrorism Iraqi prisoners sentenced to death Prisoners sentenced to death by Iraq Iraqi people convicted of murder People convicted of murder by Iraq {{Iraq-bio-stub