Sajida Talfah

Sajida Talfah
Sajida Talfah, mid-late 1980s
Born
Sajida Khairallah Talfah

1935 (age 88–89)[1]
Tikrit, Iraq
NationalityIraqi
Other namesSajida Hussein
OccupationTeacher
Spouse
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(m. 1958; died 2006)​
ChildrenUday Hussein (1964–2003; deceased)
Qusay Hussein (1966–2003; deceased)
Raghad Hussein (b. 1968)
Rana Hussein (b. 1969)
Hala Hussein (b. 1972)
Parent(s)Khairallah Talfah
Lilo Wahib
RelativesAdnan Khairallah (brother)

Sajida Khairallah Talfah[2] (Arabic: ساجدة خير الله طلفاح, romanized: Sājidah Khayr Allāh Ṭilfāḥ; born 1935)[1] is the widow of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein,[3] and mother of two sons (Uday and Qusay) and three daughters (Raghad, Rana, and Hala) with him.[4] She is the oldest daughter of Khairallah Talfah, her husband's maternal uncle.

  1. ^ a b Sherrill, Martha (25 January 1991). "Bride of Saddam". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ Iraq sculpture destroyed by fire. BBC. 4 April 2008
  3. ^ Dimuro, Gina (14 June 2018). "The Mysterious Fate of Saddam Hussein's First Wife and Cousin". All That's Interesting. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. ^ No UK asylum for Saddam's family. BBC. 5 June 2003