Aziz Saleh al-Numan al-Khafaji (Arabic: عزيز صالح النومان الخفاجي; 1 July 1941 – 30 January 2024) was an Iraqi Ba'ath Party Regional Command Chairman.
He was appointed Iraqi Governor of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein during the 1991 Gulf War; taking over the post from Ali Hassan al-Majid in November 1990, and holding it until 27 February 1991.
[2][3] He was a member of the "dirty dozen", allegedly responsible for torture and murder in Iraq.
Prior to the U.S. invasion in April 2003, Al-Numan was the Baath Party's regional command chair, responsible for West Baghdad.
[5][6] Al-Numan was the" King of Diamonds" in the US deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards.