Qusay Saddam Hussein | |
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قصي صدام حسين | |
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| Commander of the Fedayeen Saddam | |
| In office 3 January 1997 – 9 April 2003 | |
| President | Saddam Hussein |
| Preceded by | Uday Hussein |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
| In office 18 May 2001 – 9 April 2003 | |
| Director of the Iraqi Special Security Organization | |
| In office 4 July 1992 – 6 January 1997 | |
| President | Saddam Hussein |
| Preceded by | Fannar Zibin al-Hassan |
| Succeeded by | Walid Hamid Tawfiq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Nasiri al-Tikriti 17 May 1966[1] Baghdad, Iraq |
| Died | 22 July 2003 (aged 37) Mosul, Iraq |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
| Resting place | Al-Awja, Iraq |
| Political party | Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Spouse | Sahar Abd al-Rashid (m. 1988–2003; his death) |
| Children | Moj (born 1987) Mustafa (1989–2003) Yahya Adnan (born 1991) (heir apparent of his grandfather Saddam) Saddam Ali (born 1995) |
| Parent(s) | Saddam (1937–2006) Sajida (b. 1937) |
| Relatives | Uday (brother) Raghad (sister) Rana (sister) Hala (sister) Maher Abd al-Rashid (father in law) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Baathist Iraq |
| Branch/service | Iraqi Republican Guard |
| Years of service | 1991–2003 |
| Rank | Honorable Supervisor of the Republican Guard |
| Battles/wars | 1991 Iraqi uprisings Iraq War |
Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Nasiri al-Tikriti (or Qusai, Arabic: قصي صدام حسين; 17 May 1966 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi politician, military leader, and the second son of Saddam Hussein. He was appointed as his father's heir apparent in 2000. He was also in charge of the Republican Guard, a branch of the Iraqi military. Qusay, his son Mustafa, and his brother Uday were killed in a 2003 U.S. raid in Mosul.
- ^ "Bound by Blood and Torn by Rivalry". Los Angeles Times. 23 July 2003.