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Lieutenant General
Muzahim Sa'ab Hassan al-Tikriti
Sa'ab in 1989
Born1949 (age 75–76)
Al-Awja, Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq
AllegianceIraq Ba'athist Iraq
Service / branch Iraqi Air Force
Iraqi Air Defence Force
Years of service1973—2003
Rank Lieutenant General
CommandsAir Defense Forces
Battles / warsIran-Iraq War
Gulf War
1991 uprisings in Iraq
Iraq War

Lieutenant General 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.

He was the "Queen of Diamonds" in the US deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards and was taken into custody on 23 April 2003.

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.
  3. "Playing Cards: Iraqi Most Wanted Playing Cards".
U.S. list of most-wanted Iraqis
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