He was the central figure in Iraq's nuclear weapon program and is considered a nuclear weapon technologist.
He was heavily involved in France-Iraq nuclear cooperation deal.
During his visit to France, he was poisoned at a Paris lunch by Mossad and died in 1981.
Tzipi Livni, Israel's prominent and powerful politician is believed to be involved in his murder.
He worked at Osirak, which was a nuclear reactor site reportedly involved in the development of nuclear weapons.