# Saddam Hussein

_Iraqi politician and revolutionary, president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003_

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> Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003. He also served as prime minister of Iraq from 1979 to 1991 and later from 1994 to 2003. He was a leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and later, the Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party and its regional organization, the Iraqi Ba'ath Party, which espoused Ba'athism, a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 28 April 1937 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Tikrit ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316#P19))
- **Died:** 30 December 2006 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316#P570))
- **Place of death:** Camp Justice ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Kingdom of Iraq; First Republic of Iraq ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316#P27))
- **Occupation:** military personnel; writer; novelist; mujrim; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316#P106))
- **Political party:** Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region (1966–2006); Ba'ath Party (1957–1966) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316#P102))
- **Education:** Cairo University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316#P69))
- **Spouse:** Sajida Talfah; Samira Shahbandar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316#P26))
- **Positions held:** Prime Minister of Iraq (29 May 1994 – 9 April 2003); Regional Secretary of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party (23 June 1989 – 30 December 2006); President of Iraq (16 July 1979 – 9 April 2003); Prime Minister of Iraq (16 July 1979 – 23 March 1991); Vice President of Iraq (17 July 1968 – 15 July 1979); Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch (1964–2003) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of Stara Planina; Order of José Martí; Order of Mubarak the Great; Order of the Yugoslav Star; Order of the Two Rivers; Order of Civil Merit; Order of Isabella the Catholic‎; National Order of Merit; Order of Al-Khalifa; Order of the National Flag; Order of al-Hussein bin Ali; Friendship Order; Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic; Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit; Key to the City of Detroit ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316#P166))

## Questions

**When was Saddam Hussein born?**  
Saddam Hussein was born on 28 April 1937 in Tikrit.

**What positions has Saddam Hussein held?**  
Positions held by Saddam Hussein include: Prime Minister of Iraq (1994–2003); Regional Secretary of the Iraqi Ba'ath Party (1989–2006); President of Iraq (1979–2003); Prime Minister of Iraq (1979–1991); Vice President of Iraq (1968–1979).

**Where did Saddam Hussein study?**  
Saddam Hussein was educated at Cairo University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Saddam Hussein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddam_Hussein) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): सद्दाम हुसेन](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1316](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1316) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Saddam Hussein in 1998.jpg by Iraqi News Agency (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saddam_Hussein_in_1998.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Saddam Hussein". DigiNepal. Last updated 13 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/saddam-hussein. Retrieved 21 October 2026.