Muzahim Saab Hassan
Muzahim Sa'ab Hassan al-Tikriti (Arabic: مزاحم صعب حسن التكريتي) was the Air Defense Forces Commander of Iraq under the rule of Saddam Hussein from 1999 until 2003.[1]
Lieutenant General Muzahim Sa'ab Hassan al-Tikriti | |
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 Sa'ab in 1989 | |
| Born | 1949 (age 73–74) Al-Awja, Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ba'athist Iraq |
| Service/ | Iraqi Air Force (Iraqi Air Defence Forces) |
| Years of service | 1973—2003 |
| Rank | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | Air Defense Forces |
| Battles/wars | Iran-Iraq War Gulf War 1991 uprisings in Iraq Iraq War |
He was the Queen of Diamonds in the deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards and was taken into custody on 23 April 2003.[2]
The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal issued a warrant against Hassan for crimes committed during the 1991 uprisings in Iraq.
Muzahim Sa'ab Hassan was released from custody in April 2012.
References
- "Iraq's most wanted - where are they now?". BBC News. September 11, 2012.
- "Muzahim Saab Hasan al-Tikriti". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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