Husain al-Radi

Husain al-Radi
Secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party
In office
June 1955 – February 1963
Preceded byHamid Uthman
Succeeded byAziz Muhammad
Personal details
Born1924
Kingdom of Iraq
Died24 February 1963 (aged 39)
Iraq
Cause of deathTorture (hanging - as said by the government)
Political partyIraqi Communist Party
SpouseThamina Naji Youssef
ChildrenIman Al-Musawi, Shatha Al-Musawi, Ali Al-Moussaoui
ProfessionPolitician
Teacher

Husain Ar-Radi (Arabic: حسين الرضي;1924, Najaf – 24 February 1963, Baghdad), also known as Hashiim, 'Ammar, and Salam Adil (Arabic: سلام عادل), was an Iraqi communist politician as well as a poet and painter. He was the leader of the Iraqi Communist Party from 1955 until his death by execution or under torture after the Baathist coup in 1963.