Sajida Talfah
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Sajida Talfah Net Worth

Sajida Talfah is the widow and first cousin of the late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. She is the mother of his two sons and three daughters, and the daughter of his uncle, Khairallah Talfah. Before her arranged marriage to Hussein, she worked as a teacher. She rarely appeared in public with Hussein, but after his second marriage, pictures and videos of them together emerged in the Iraqi media. Talfah is now believed to be living in Qatar and was featured in the BBC drama 'House of Saddam', with her character played by Shohreh Aghdashloo. According to some news reports, she is placed at #16 on the Iraqi government's most wanted list.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Wife of Saddam Hussein
Birth Day June 24, 1937
Birth Place Tikrit, Iraq, Iraqi
Age 86 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Cancer
Other names Sajida Hussein
Occupation Teacher
Known for Wife of Saddam Hussein
Spouse(s) Saddam Hussein (m.1958–2006, his death)
Children Uday 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 (father)
Relatives Adnan Khairallah (brother) Ilham Khairallah

💰 Net worth

Sajida Talfah, the wife of the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, is rumoured to have a net worth between $100,000 and $1 million in 2024. While the exact figure remains undisclosed, her association with Saddam Hussein, who ruled Iraq for over two decades, undoubtedly provided her access to vast wealth and resources during his regime. Sajida Talfah, also known for her controversial role in the Iraqi government, has continued to maintain a relatively private life since Saddam Hussein's execution in 2006. Her true net worth remains a matter of speculation amidst the complex aftermath of Saddam Hussein's fall from power.

Biography/Timeline

1964

Sajida and Saddam had five children together. In 1964, their first son Uday was born followed by Qusay in 1966. In 1968 their first daughter Raghad was born, followed by Rana in 1969, and finally their youngest daughter Hala in 1972.

1986

In 1986, Saddam married another woman, Samira Shahbandar, while still married to Sajida. Sajida was enraged, and Uday Hussein, son of Saddam and Sajida, was also angry over his father's new wife. Uday believed that his inheritance was endangered by the new wife. He also took it as an insult to his mother. In 1988, at a party thrown in the honor of Suzanne Mubarak, the wife of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Uday beat and stabbed Kamel Hana Gegeo to death. Uday believed that it was Kamel who introduced Saddam and Samira, and that he arranged their meetings. Some say the murder of Gegeo was a request of Sajida. Although her husband married another woman, Sajida and Saddam never divorced.

1989

In 1989, Sajida's brother Adnan, an Iraqi Army General, was killed in a supposed helicopter crash in the desert during a sandstorm. Many people believe that Saddam ordered one of his Bodyguards to plant a bomb in the helicopter because of Adnan's growing popularity. Sajida was furious, and blamed Saddam, believing her brother's death wasn't an accident.

1990

Sajida, along with many members of her family, fled Iraq in 1990 because of the Gulf War, leaving Iraq before the bombings began. There are many different reports on where the Hussein family settled, but a possible location is Switzerland. The Hussein family returned to Iraq after the war was over.

2003

Sajida is believed to have fled to Qatar hours before the bombing of Baghdad began on 19 March 2003. Her youngest daughter Hala is believed to have gone with her, while Raghad and Rana Hussein fled to neighbouring Jordan.

2005

In July 2004, she hired a multilingual and multi-national defence team of some 20 lawyers to defend her husband during his trial for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other offences. However, on August 8, 2005, Saddam's family announced that they had dissolved the Jordan-based legal team and that they had appointed Khalil al-Duleimi, the only Iraq-based member, as sole legal counsel.

2006

On July 2, 2006, Iraq national security advisor Muwaffaq al-Rubaie announced that Sajida and her daughter Raghad are placed 16th and 17th on the Iraqi government's most wanted list for financing Sunni Muslim insurgents under Saddam's reign.

2015

In 2015, Sajida's family denied rumors that she had died.

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