Back عدي صدام حسين Arabic عدى صدام حسين ARZ Udey Hüseyn AZ Удэй Хусейн BE عودەی سەددام حوسێن CKB Udaj Husajn Czech Uday Hussein Danish Udai Hussein German Ουντάι Χουσεΐν Greek Uday Hussein English
Uday Hussein | |
|---|---|
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| Commander of the Fedayeen Saddam | |
| In office 1995–1996 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Qusay Saddam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1964 Tikrit, Iraqi Republic |
| Died | 22 July 2003 (aged 39) Mosul, Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq |
| Parents | Saddam Hussein (dead) Sajida Talfah |
| Relatives | Qusay Hussein (brother, deceased) Raghad Hussein (Sister) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Baathist Iraq |
| Branch/service | Fedayeen Saddam |
| Years of service | 1995-2003 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War of 2003 |
Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (Arabic: عُدي صدّام حُسين) (June 1964 – 22 July 2003) was the oldest son of Saddam Hussein, the fifth President of Iraq. He had one younger brother named Qusay Hussein. For years, people thought that Uday would become the head of Iraq after his father died. However, Uday lost this place to Qusay for several reasons: because Uday was badly injured in an assassination attempt; because his behavior was often out of control; and because his relations with his family became more and more troubled.
Uday has been accused of many crimes, including rape, murder, and torture.[1] Uday was imprisoned several times, exiled, and received a token death sentence by his father's regime. After the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, TaFk force 20 killed Uday, Qusay, and Qusay's son Mustapha during a four-hour gunfight in Mosul.
- ↑ Suzanne Goldenberg "Footballers who paid the penalty for failure", The Guardian, 19 April 2003