Muzahim Saab Hassan
Lieutenant General Muzahim Sa'ab Hassan al-Tikriti | |
|---|---|
 Sa'ab in 1989 | |
| Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Al-Awja, Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Allegiance |  Ba'athist Iraq |
| Service/ | Iraqi Air Force (Iraqi Air Defence Forces) |
| 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) was the Air Defense Forces Commander of Iraq under the rule of Saddam Hussein from 1999 until 2003.[1]
He was the Queen of Diamonds in the 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.