Raghad Hussein
Raghad Hussein | |
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Born | Raghad Saddam Hussein 2 September 1968 |
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
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Children | 5 |
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Raghad Saddam Hussein (
Biography
Raghad Hussein was married in 1983 to
Raghad Hussein had five children with Hussein Kamel: three sons, Ali, Saddam and Wahej; and two daughters, Hareer and Banan.
In 2003, Raghad and many prominent
On July 2, 2006, the Iraqi government's national security advisor
On December 30, 2006, Saddam Hussein was executed in Iraq. Prior to the execution, Raghad Hussein asked for her father's body to be temporarily buried in Yemen, until coalition forces are expelled from Iraq.[6]
In February 2021, she appeared in a six-part televised interview on Al Arabiya in her first media appearance in years. She discussed her memories, family matters, and her willingness to eventually return to Iraq and play a political role, which created some diplomatic tensions in the region and controversy amongst public opinion in Iraq.[7]
As of 2022, Raghad Hussein still lives in Jordan since leaving Iraq in 2003.
Arrest warrant
In August 2007, the international police agency
Hussein is listed on Iraq's most wanted list of individuals alongside 59 others. It also features 28 ISIL fighters, 12 from
On 22 October 2023, a court in Baghdad sentenced her in absentia to seven years in prison for promoting activities of outlawed Baath party, during her television interviews in 2021.[12]
See also
References
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- ISBN 978-0-7867-4234-9.)
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- ^ "Saddam's eldest daughter Raghad on most wanted list". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Iraq Sentences Saddam Hussein's Daughter for Promoting Banned Political Party". VOA News. 22 October 2023.