Muzahim Saab Hassan

Muzahim Saab 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]

Muzahim Saab Hassan al-Tikriti
Allegiance Ba'athist Iraq (?–2003)
Service/branchIraqi Army
Commands heldAir Defense Forces
Battles/wars1991 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 Saab Hassan was released from custody in April 2012.

References

  1. "Iraq's most wanted - where are they now?". BBC News. September 11, 2012.
  2. "Muzahim Saab Hasan al-Tikriti". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2009-09-11.


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