Iraqi politician and son of Saddam Hussein (1964–2003)
Uday Saddam Hussein
عدي صدام حسين
Hussein in 1997
Member of the National Assembly
In office 27 March 2000 – 9 April 2003
Constituency
Baghdad
Commander of the Fedayeen Saddam
In office 1995 – 12 December 1996
President
Saddam Hussein
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Qusay Hussein
Personal details
Born
Uday Saddam Hussein al-Nasiri al-Tikriti
(1964-06-18)18 June 1964 Baghdad, Iraq
Died
22 July 2003(2003-07-22) (aged 39) Mosul, Iraq
Cause of death
Ballistic trauma
Resting place
Tikrit, Iraq
Political party
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Parent(s)
Saddam (deceased) Sajida
Relatives
Qusay (brother, deceased)
Raghad (sister)
Rana (sister)
Hala (sister)
Adnan Khairallah (maternal uncle, deceased)
Education
University of Baghdad
Occupation
Politician, Journalist, Military commander
Military service
Allegiance
Ba'athist Iraq
Branch/service
Iraqi Air Force (1988) Fedayeen Saddam (1995–2003)
Years of service
1988–2003
Rank
Commander
Battles/wars
Iran–Iraq War (1988) Gulf War (1991) Invasion of Iraq (2003) †
Uday Saddam Hussein[1][2] (Arabic: عدي صدام حسين; 18 June 1964 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi politician and the elder son of Saddam Hussein. He held numerous positions as a sports chairman, military officer and businessman, and was the head of the Iraqi Olympic Committee, Iraq Football Association, and the Fedayeen Saddam.
Uday Hussein was born in Baghdad. He was the eldest child of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his first wife and cousin, Sajida Talfah. Uday was seen for several years as the likely successor to his father but lost the place as heir apparent to his younger brother, Qusay, due to injuries in an assassination attempt. Following the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, he was killed alongside Qusay and his nephew Mustafa by an American task force after a prolonged gunfight in Mosul.
Uday was reportedly erratically ruthless and intimidating to perceived adversaries as well as to close friends. Relatives and personal acquaintances were often victims of his violence and rage. Witness allegations have suggested he was guilty of rape, murder, and torture, including the arrest and torture of Iraqi Olympic athletes and members of the national football team whenever they lost a match.[3][4][5][6]
^"Uday Saddam Hussein Al-Tikriti". www.un.org. United Nations Security Council. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
^Cite error: The named reference Cantrell was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Harris, Paul; Heslop, Katy (16 March 2003). "Iraq's dirty dozen". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^Spidaliere, John M. (30 May 2003). "Sick tales of torture and brutality". LancasterOnline. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^Goldenberg, Suzanne (19 April 2003). "Footballers who paid the penalty for failure". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^Filkins, Dexter (2008). The Forever War. Alfred A. Knopf. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-307-26639-2.
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