Saddam Kamel

Saddam Kamel

Saddam Kamel Hassan al-Majid was the second cousin and son-in-law of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

He was married to Rana Hussein and was the brother of Hussein Kamel (who was also married to a daughter of Saddam, Raghad Hussein).

For a time he was head of the Republican Guard but was removed from the position in 1986 in favour of Saddam Hussein's son, Qusay Hussein.

Due to his close resemblance to the Iraqi leader he played the part of Saddam Hussein in the film The Long Days, a highly propagandistic account of Saddam Hussein's life.

In 1995 he defected from Iraq with his brother and their wives and his brother gave information to UNSCOM, the CIA and MI6 about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

In 1996 the group returned to Iraq believing they had been pardoned for their actions; however, the brothers were killed - by way of an execution - in a prolonged gun battle shortly after they returned.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Saddam Hussein — als Präsident des Irak Saddam Hussein (arabisch ‏صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي‎ Saddām Husain ʿAbd al Madschīd at Tikrītī, DMG Ṣaddām Ḥus …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Saddam (disambiguation) — Saddam may refer to: *Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq *Saddam Beach, a village in India (named after Saddam Hussein) * , a biographical book about Saddam Hussein *Sadr City, a district of Baghdad, named Saddam City from 1963 2003… …   Wikipedia

  • Saddam Hussein — Infobox Officeholder name =Saddam Hussein Abd al Majid al Tikriti ar. صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي imagesize =200px small caption = order =5th office =President of Iraq term start =July 16, 1979 term end =April 9, 2003 primeminister =Himself… …   Wikipedia

  • Kamel Hana Gegeo — (died October, 1988) was a personal bodyguard of Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and served as his valet and food taster.Gegeo is said to have introduced Saddam to his second wife, Samira Shahbandar, and arranged trysts between them …   Wikipedia

  • Kamel al-Kilani — Kamel Mubdir al Kilani (born 1958) was Finance Minister in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraq Governing Council in September 2003. A Sunni Muslim and contractor, al Kilani remained in Iraq during the span of the Saddam Hussein government.… …   Wikipedia

  • House of Saddam — Infobox Television show name = House of Saddam caption = Title screen of House of Saddam aka = genre = Drama creator = writer = Alex Holmes Stephen Butchard director = creat director = developer = presenter = starring = Yigal Naor Shohreh… …   Wikipedia

  • House of Saddam — Este artículo está huérfano, pues pocos o ningún artículo enlazan aquí. Por favor, introduce enlaces hacia esta página desde otros artículos relacionados …   Wikipedia Español

  • Hussein Kamel — Hassan al Majid ( ar. حسين كامل حسن المجيد) (died February 23, 1996) was the son in law and second cousin of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. He defected to Jordan and assisted United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) and International Atomic… …   Wikipedia

  • Hussein Kamel — Hasan al Madschid (arabisch ‏حسين كامل حسن المجيد‎, DMG Ḥusain Kāmil Ḥasan al Maǧīd; * 1950 oder 1954; † 23. Februar 1996) war ein Schwiegersohn und Cousin zweiten Grades des irakischen Diktators Saddam Hussein. Er war ein hochrangiger… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Raghad Saddam Hussein — Raghad Hussein Raghad Saddam Hussein, en arabe: رغد صدام حسين (née le 2 septembre 1968 ) est l aînée des filles de l ancien président irakien Saddam Hussein avec Sadjida Talfah, sa première épouse. Elle était mariée à Hussein Kamel, tandis que… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”