Saddam Hussein

Criminal

Birthday April 28, 1937

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Al-Awja, Iraq

DEATH DATE Dec 30, 2006 (69)

About

Dictator and President of Iraq who came to power in 1979. He was executed in 2006 for his role in the 1982 murders of nearly 150 Iraqi Shi'ite Muslims.

Before Fame

He attended law school in Iraq for three years.

Trivia

He brought the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party to power in Iraq.

Family Life

With his wife and cousin, Sajida Talfah, he had five children, two sons named Uday and Qusay and three daughters named Raghad, Rana, and Hala.

Associated With

George W. Bush and Tony Blair once accused him of hiding weapons of mass destruction.