Background
Hussein, Saddam was born on April 28, 1937 in Tikrit District, Iraq.
Hussein, Saddam was born on April 28, 1937 in Tikrit District, Iraq.
Student, College of Law, Egypt, 1961. Law degree, University Baghdad, 1971.
Joined, Arab Ba'ath (Renaissance) Socialist Party, 1956; participant attempt to overthrow Abdul-Karim Qasem, 1959; second in command, Arab Ba'ath Socialist Party member, Regional Leadership, 1963; imprisoned, 1964-1966, escaped 1966; re-elected member, National Command, Ba'ath Party, 1965; deputy secretary, Regional Leadership, Arab Ba'ath Socialist Party, 1966; acting deputy chairman, Revolution Command Council, 1968-1969; deputy chairman, Revolution Command Council, 1969-1979; chairman, Revolution Command Council, since 1979; deputy secretary, Ba'ath Regional Command, 1968-1979; secretary, Ba'ath Regional Command, since 1979; member National Leadership, assistant secretary-general, 1977-1979; president, Republic of Iraq, since 1979; prime minister, Republic of Iraq, since 1994. Defacto chairman Revolutionary Council, from 1968. Deputy secretary National Command, Ba'ath Party, from 1979.
Married Sajida Khair-Allah. 2 sons (deceased), 3 daughters.