Uday Hussein

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1965 – 2003

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Who was Uday Hussein?

Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti was the eldest son of Saddam Hussein from his first wife, Sajida Talfah, and the brother of Qusay Hussein. Uday was for several years seen as the heir apparent of his father; however, Uday lost his place in the line of succession due to injuries sustained in an assassination attempt, his erratic behavior and his troubled relationship with his father and brother. Following the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, he was killed along with his brother by a secretive combined Special Operations Task Force during a 6-hour gunfight in Mosul.

Uday produced the newspaper Babel and a local Iraqi TV channel called "Al-shabab TV". He was briefly married to the daughter of Izzat Ibrahim ad-Douri, who was Vice President and Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council, but he later divorced her.

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Born
Jun 18, 1965
Tikrit
Also known as
  • Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti
Parents
Siblings
Nationality
  • Iraq
Education
  • Bachelor's degree, University of Baghdad
    Engineering
Died
Jul 22, 2003
Mosul

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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