{{Short description|Iraqi politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Khamis Sirhan | native_name = خميس سرحان بشير المحمدي | native_name_lang = ar | image = | caption = | order = | term_start = | term_end = | birth_name = Khamis Sirhan Bashar<br/>Al-Muhammadi | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1954}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date|2013|1|11}} | party = [[Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region|Iraqi Regional Branch]] of the<br/>[[Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction)|Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party]] }} '''Khamis Sirhan Bashar Al-Muhammadi''' ({{langx|ar|خميس سرحان بشير المحمدي}}; ? 1954 – 11 January 2013) was an Iraqi politician and leader of the [[Ba'ath Party (Iraqi-dominated faction)|Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party]]. He was responsible for the organizations of [[Karbala Governorate|Karbala]] province.
Prior to that, he held the position of secretary of the leadership of the Fallujah branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and was a member of the Iraqi National Council.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://alqadisiyye.wixsite.com/alqadisiyye/post/___92 |title=الرفيق المناضل خميس سرحان بشير المحمدي |date=2 March 2019}}</ref>
==After the 2003 invasion== His name was included in the list of Iraqis wanted by the United States, and appeared in a deck of playing cards for the most-wanted Iraqis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 February 2004 |title=Iraqi informant paid $1m bounty |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3456957.stm |website=BBC News}}</ref> US forces believed that he was behind the Al-Rasheed Hotel attacks and the downing of a US Chinook near the city of [[Fallujah]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.com/arabic/middleeast/2010/09/100902_iraq_playcards_tc2 |title=أبرز وجوه النظام العراقي السابق: أين هم الآن؟ - BBC News Arabic |website=www.bbc.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923014144/http://www.bbc.com/arabic/middleeast/2010/09/100902_iraq_playcards_tc2 |archive-date=23 September 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
On January 11, 2004, Khamis Sirhan was captured by US special operations forces near [[Ramadi]], about 110 kilometres (68 mi) west of Baghdad and a focal point of the [[Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011)|anti-American insurgency]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-01-14 |title=US announces arrest of highly sought Baath Party official |url=https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=309ca928a2da92ae857741af8d179bc0&mediatype=video&source=youtube |access-date= |website=AP Newsroom}}</ref> He was No. 54 on the US military's [[U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis|55-most wanted Iraqis list]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arabic.peopledaily.com.cn/200401/15/ara20040115_74773.html |title=اعتقال احد المطلوبين لدى الولايات المتحدة على قائمة الـ 55 فى العراق صحيفة الشعب اليومية على الخط |access-date=2021-12-29 |archive-date=2008-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507083403/http://arabic.peopledaily.com.cn/200401/15/ara20040115_74773.html |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Captured Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad |url=http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/english/rewards_program/Khamis.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040401161314/http://www.rewardsforjustice.net/english/rewards_program/Khamis.htm |archive-date=April 1, 2004 |website=Rewards for Justice}}</ref>
He was released on August 4, 2010, after being acquitted of the charges brought against him in the case of draining the marshes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arabic.people.com.cn/31662/7093969.html |title=اطلاق سراح احد مسؤولي النظام العراقي السابق في قائمة الـ55 |access-date=2021-12-29 |archive-date=2018-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021111414/http://arabic.people.com.cn/31662/7093969.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Death== He died on January 11, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.albasrah.net/ar_articles_2013/0113/amantsr_110113.htm |title=استشهاد الرفيق خميس سرحان المحمدي}}</ref>
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