Qusay Hussein
| Qusay Hussein | |
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| قصي صدام حسين | |
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| Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
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In office 18 May 2001 – 9 April 2003 |
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| Director of the Iraqi Special Security Organization | |
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In office 1992–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Fannar Zibin Al Hasan |
| Succeeded by | Nawfal Mahjoom Al-Tikriti |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti 17 May 1966 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Died | 22 July 2003 (aged 37) Mosul, Iraq |
| Resting place | Al-Awja, Iraq |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Political party | Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sahar (m. 1988–2003; his death) |
| Children |
Mustapha Qusay Saddam al-Tikriti (1989–2003; deceased) Yahya Qusay Saddam al-Tikriti (born 1991) Yaqub Qusay Saddam al-Tikriti |
| Parents |
Saddam Hussein (father, 1937–2006; deceased) Sajida Talfah (mother, born 1937) |
| Relatives |
Uday Saddam Hussein (brother; deceased) Maher Abd al-Rashid (father in law) |
| Religion | Sunni Muslim |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Baathist Iraq
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| Service/branch | Iraqi Republican Guard |
| Years of service | 2000–2003 |
| Rank | Honorable Supervisor of the Republican Guard |
| Battles/wars | 2003 Iraq War |
Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti (or Qusai, Arabic: قصي صدام حسين; 17 May 1966 – 22 July 2003) was the second son of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He was appointed as his father's heir apparent in 2000.
Qusay's older brother Uday was viewed as Saddam's heir-apparent until he sustained serious injuries in a 1996 assassination attempt. Unlike Uday, who was known for extravagance and erratic, violent behavior, Qusay Hussein kept a low profile. He was married to Sahar Maher Abd al-Rashid; the daughter of Maher Abd al-Rashid, a top ranking military official, and had three sons; one of the sons, Mustapha Qusay (born 3 January 1989 in Tikrit), was killed alongside his father in an attack by U.S. troops on their house. The other two – Yahya Qusay (born 1991) and Yaqub Qusay – are presumed alive, but their whereabouts are unknown.
Unlike other members of his family and the government, little information is known about Qusay, politically or personally. It is believed that until the 2003 Invasion of Iraq Qusay was the supervisor of the Iraqi Republican Guard and the head of internal security forces (possibly the Special Security Organization (SSO)), and had authority over other Iraqi military units.
Qusay played a role in crushing the Shiite uprising in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War and is also thought to have masterminded the destruction of the southern marshes of Iraq. The wholesale destruction of these marshes ended a centuries-old way of life that prevailed among the Shiite Marsh Arabs who made the wetlands their home, and ruined the habitat for dozens of species of migratory birds. The Iraqi government stated that the action was intended to produce usable farmland, though a number of outsiders believe the destruction was aimed against the Marsh Arabs as retribution for their participation in the 1991 uprising.
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