Sajida Khairallah Talfah (Arabic: ساجدة خيرالله طلفاح‎) was the first wife and first cousin of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and mother of two sons (Uday and Qusay) and three daughters (Raghad, Rana, and Hala). She is the oldest daughter of Khairallah Talfah. She was married to Saddam in an arranged marriage in 1963. Before marrying, she was a primary school teacher. Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: [1]; April 28, 1937[2] – December 30, 2006[3]), was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979, until April 9, 2003. ... Uday Hussein Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (June 18, 1964 Baghdad – July 22, 2003 Mosul), (Arabic: ‎) was the eldest son of Saddam Hussein and his first wife, Sajida Talfah. ... Qusay Hussein Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (Arabic: قصي صدام حسين ) (or Qusai) (May 17, 1966 – July 22, 2003) was the second son of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. ... Raghad Saddam Hussein (Arabic: رغد صدام حسين) (born 1967?) is the eldest daughter of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hala Saddam Hussein (born 1979) is the third daughter of former president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein and his first wife Sajida Talfah. ... Khairallah Talfah (Arabic خير الله طلفاح) was an Iraqi Baath Party official and the uncle and father-in-law of Saddam Hussein. ... An arranged marriage is a marriage that is established before involving oneself in a lengthy relationship, and often involves the arrangement of someone else other than the person getting married. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... A teacher writes on a blackboard in an American college. ...

Less than a year before Uday's attempted assassination in 1996, her husband Saddam Hussein had his sons-in-law and second cousins Hussein Kamel Hassan Majeed and Saddam Kamel Hassan Majeed killed. Sajida, who Jordanian witnesses said delivered her husband's personal guarantee to her daughters and their husbands, turned bitterly against Saddam when he had the men killed. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: [1]; April 28, 1937[2] – December 30, 2006[3]), was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979, until April 9, 2003. ... Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid (Arabic: حسين كامل) (died February 23, 1996) was the son-in-law of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. ... Saddam Kamel was the cousin and son-in-law of deposed Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein. ...

In April 2003, Sajida Talfah fled Iraq, possibly to Qatar. In July 2004, she hired a multi-lingual and multi-national defense team of some 20 lawyers to defend her husband during his trial for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other offences. Sajida herself is also a fugitive from justice, wanted in Iraq for murder, theft, embezzlement, ordering torture of her enemies, and other crimes. April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On July 2, 2006, Iraq national security advisor Muwaffaq al-Rubaie announced that Sajida and her daughter Raghad Saddam Hussein are placed 17th and 16th on the Iraqi government's most wanted list for financing Sunni Muslim insurgents under Saddam's reign.[1][2] July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Dr Mowaffak Baqer al-Rubaie (alternative transliterations Muwaffaq al-Rubaie and Muwaffaq al-Rubayi) (Arabic: موفق الربيعي ) is an Iraqi politician, and the current Iraqi National Security Advisor in the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. ... Raghad Hussein Raghad Saddam Hussein (Arabic: رغد صدام حسين) (born 1967?) is the oldest daughter of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. ... Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam. ... An insurgency is an armed rebellion against a constituted authority, by any irregular armed force that rises up against an enforced or established authority, government, or administration. ...

See also

• Samira Shahbandar, Saddam's second wife
• Nidal al-Hamdani, Saddam's third wife
• Wafa el-Mullah al-Howeish, allegedly Saddam's fourth wife

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External links

• Fled: from USA Today.