Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (or Qusai, قصي صدام حسين; 17 April 1967 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi politician and the second son of Saddam Hussein.
He was also in charge of the Republican Guard. ==Early life== Qusay Hussein was born in Baghdad in 1967 to Ba'athist revolutionary Saddam Hussein, who was in prison at the time, and his wife and cousin, Sajida Talfah.
Some sources have said the birth year was 1967 while others have said 1968.
Some sources have said the birth year was 1967 while others have said 1968.
He married Sahar Maher Abd al-Rashid; the daughter of Maher Abd al-Rashid, a top ranking military official, and had three sons: Mustafa (born 3 January 1989 – 22 July 2003), Yahya (born 1991) and Yaqub (birthyear unknown). ==Career== Hussein reportedly played a role in crushing the Shiite uprising in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War and is also thought to have masterminded the destruction of the southern marshes of Iraq.
He married Sahar Maher Abd al-Rashid; the daughter of Maher Abd al-Rashid, a top ranking military official, and had three sons: Mustafa (born 3 January 1989 – 22 July 2003), Yahya (born 1991) and Yaqub (birthyear unknown). ==Career== Hussein reportedly played a role in crushing the Shiite uprising in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War and is also thought to have masterminded the destruction of the southern marshes of Iraq.
The Iraqi government stated that the action was intended to produce usable farmland, though a number of outsiders believe the destruction was aimed against the Marsh Arabs as retribution for their participation in the 1991 uprising. His older brother Uday was viewed as their father's heir-apparent until he sustained serious injuries in a 1996 assassination attempt.
The Iraqi government stated that the action was intended to produce usable farmland, though a number of outsiders believe the destruction was aimed against the Marsh Arabs as retribution for their participation in the 1991 uprising. His older brother Uday was viewed as their father's heir-apparent until he sustained serious injuries in a 1996 assassination attempt.
In 1998, Iraqi opposition groups accused Qusay Hussein of ordering the execution of thousands of political prisoners after hundreds of inmates were similarly executed to make room for new prisoners in crowded jails. Hussein's service in the Iraqi Republican Guard began in 2000.
He was appointed as his father's heir apparent in 2000.
In 1998, Iraqi opposition groups accused Qusay Hussein of ordering the execution of thousands of political prisoners after hundreds of inmates were similarly executed to make room for new prisoners in crowded jails. Hussein's service in the Iraqi Republican Guard began in 2000.
Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (or Qusai, قصي صدام حسين; 17 April 1967 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi politician and the second son of Saddam Hussein.
He married Sahar Maher Abd al-Rashid; the daughter of Maher Abd al-Rashid, a top ranking military official, and had three sons: Mustafa (born 3 January 1989 – 22 July 2003), Yahya (born 1991) and Yaqub (birthyear unknown). ==Career== Hussein reportedly played a role in crushing the Shiite uprising in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War and is also thought to have masterminded the destruction of the southern marshes of Iraq.
It is believed that he became the supervisor of the Guard and the head of internal security forces (possibly the Special Security Organization (SSO)), and had authority over other Iraqi military units. ==Death== On the afternoon of 22 July 2003, troops of the 101st Airborne 3/327th Infantry HQ and C-Company, aided by U.S.
They also announced that the informant (possibly the owner of the villa, Nawaf al-Zaidan, in Mosul in which the brothers were killed) would receive the combined $30 million reward previously offered for their apprehension. On 23 July 2003, the American command stated that it had conclusively identified two of the dead men as Saddam Hussein's sons from dental records.
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