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The aim of this paper is the research of a robust \(H_\infty\) control strategy for multi-time delay systems of the form: \[ \dot x(t)= (A_0+\Delta A_0)x(t)+ \sum^m_{i=1} (A_i+\Delta A_i) x(t- h_i)+ B_1 w(t)+ (B_2+\Delta B)u(t), \] \[ z(t)= Cx(t)+ Du(t), \] where \(u(t)\in \mathbb{R}^{m_2}\) is the control, \(w(t)\in \mathbb{R}^{m_1}\) denotes the exogenous disturbances and \(z(t)\) is the controlled output, \(h_i> 0\) are the time delays and \(\Delta A_i\), \(\Delta B\) are norm bounded structured uncertainties. A necessary and sufficient condition for such multi-time delay systems with uncertainties to satisfy \(H_\infty\) design indices is derived and the feedback gain matrix is obtained. A necessary and sufficient condition for a state feedback controller to make the closed-loop system composed of the controller and the multi-time delay system with uncertainties satisfy \(H_\infty\) design indices is that a Riccati inequality holds.