Qusay Hussein

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Qusay Hussein was the second son of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and a powerful figure in his regime, overseeing security and intelligence services until his death in 2003.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Ba'ath Party official
Iraqi politician
human
allegedInvolvement brutal internal security operations
repression of political opposition in Iraq
cardRank Ace of Clubs
causeOfDeath gunshot wounds
child Mustafa Qusay Hussein
other sons (names less widely reported)
conflict Iraq War
countryOfCitizenship Iraq
dateOfBirth 1966-05-17
dateOfDeath 2003-07-22
describedAs Saddam Hussein's likely successor by some observers
ethnicGroup Arab
familyName Hussein
father Saddam Hussein
fullName Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti
givenName Qusay
killedBy United States armed forces
listedOn U.S. most-wanted Iraqi playing cards
mannerOfDeath killed in a U.S. military operation
memberOf Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region
mother Sajida Talfah
nativeLanguage Arabic
notableFor control of Iraqi security and intelligence apparatus
role in Saddam Hussein's regime
participatedIn Iraq War
placeOfBirth Baghdad
Iraq
placeOfDeath Iraq
Mosul
positionHeld de facto head of Iraqi security services
head of the Republican Guard
head of the Special Republican Guard
overseer of Iraqi intelligence services
powerBase Iraqi security and intelligence services
relative Ali Hassan al-Majid
religion Sunni Islam
residence Baghdad
sibling Hala Hussein
Raghad Hussein
Rana Hussein
Uday Hussein
spouse Sahar Maher Abd al-Rashid
wantedBy United States government

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Qusay Hussein ("Mustafa Qusay Hussein")
Saddam Hussein
Sajida Talfah
child
Raghad Hussein
Uday Hussein
sibling
Battle of Baghdad (2003)
commander
Qusay Hussein ("Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti")
fullName
Hala Hussein
hasRelative

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