Muzahim Saab Hassan
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Lieutenant General Muzahim Sa'ab Hassan al-Tikriti | |
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Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Al-Awja, Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq |
Allegiance | Ba'athist Iraq |
Service/ | Iraqi Air Force |
Years of service | 1973—2003 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Air Defense Forces |
Battles/wars | Iran-Iraq War Gulf War 1991 uprisings in Iraq Iraq War |
Muzahim Sa'ab Hassan al-Tikriti (Arabic: مزاحم صعب حسن التكريتي) is a former Iraqi military officer who served as the commander of the Iraqi Air Defense Forces under the rule of Saddam Hussein from 1999 until 2003.[1]
He was the "Queen of Diamonds" in the US 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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