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Lieutenant General

Muzahim Sa'ab Hassan al-Tikriti
Sa'ab in 1989
Born1949 (age 74–75)
Al-Awja, Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq
AllegianceIraq Ba'athist Iraq
Service/branch Iraqi Air Force
Years of service1973—2003
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands heldAir Defense Forces
Battles/warsIran-Iraq War
Gulf War
1991 uprisings in Iraq
Iraq War

Muzahim Sa'ab Hassan al-Tikriti (Arabic: مزاحم صعب حسن التكريتي) is a former Iraqi military officer who served as the commander of the Iraqi Air Defense Forces 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

  1. ^ "Iraq's most wanted - where are they now?". BBC News. September 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "Muzahim Saab Hasan al-Tikriti". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
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