saddam hussein

Saddam Hussein (born April 28, 1937, Al-ʿAwjah, Iraq—died December 30, 2006, Baghdad) president of Iraq (1979–2003) whose brutal rule was marked by costly and unsuccessful wars against neighbouring countries. kedai 69 Early life Saddam, the son of peasants, was born in a village near the city of Tikrīt in northern Iraq