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Saddam Hussein

Saddam HusseinAKA Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti

Born: 28-Apr-1937
Birthplace: Ouja, near Tikrit, Iraq
Died: 30-Dec-2006
Location of death: Baghdad, Iraq
Cause of death: Execution [1]
Remains: Buried, Al-Awja Compound, Al-Awja, Iraq

Gender: Male
Religion: Sunni Muslim
Race or Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Head of State

Nationality: Iraq
Executive summary: President of Iraq, 1979-2003


[1] Execution by hanging, Green Zone, Baghdad.

Father: Hussein 'Abd al-Majid (d. Dec-1936)
Mother: Subha Tulfah al-Mussallat
Father: Ibrahim al-Hassan (stepfather)
Wife: Sajida Talfah (m. 1963)
Wife: Samira Shahbandar (m. 1986)
Wife: Nidal al-Hamdani
Son:
Uday Hussein (with Sajida)
Son: Qusay Hussein (with Sajida)
Daughter: Rana (with Sajida)
Daughter: Raghad (with Sajida)
Daughter: Hala (with Sajida)

    Law School: Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

    President of Iraq (16-Jul-1979 to 9-Apr-2003)
    Prime Minister of Iraq (29-May-1994 to 9-Apr-2003)
    Prime Minister of Iraq (16-Jul-1979 to 23-Mar-1991)
    Baath Party Secretary (1964-68)
    Baath Party (1957-2003)
    Shot 1959
    Assassination Attempt Dujail, Iraq 8-Jul-1982
    Taken Prisoner of War
    Declared Holy War against Iran (Nov-1980)
    Declared Holy War Against the United States and allies (5-Sep-1990)
    Declared Holy War Against the United States and allies (11-Jan-1991)
    Declared Holy War Against the United States and allies (14-Jan-1993)
    Declared Holy War Against the United States (1-Apr-2003)
    Declared Holy War against occupation forces (17-Jul-2003)
    Hunger Strike Feb-2006
    Hunger Strike Jul-2006
    Televised Death
    Genocide 143 people, Dujail, Iraq (1982)
    Hernia Operation Ibn Sina Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq (Oct-2004)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Ethos (10-Feb-2011) · Himself
    Uncle Saddam (2000) · Himself

Rotten Library Page:
Saddam Hussein

Author of books:
Zabiba and the King (2004, novel)


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