Raghad Hussein

About

The eldest daughter of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his wife Sajida Talfah. She has since earned the name "Little Saddam" by defending her father's legacy and encouraging the insurgency into Iraq.

Before Fame

She was married and had given birth to her first child at the age of sixteen. All five of her children were born before she was twenty six, long before the downfall of her father's regime and before she fled to Jordan.

Trivia

In 2015, she sold a number of original jewelry piece inspired by her father and late husband.

Family Life

She was married to Iraqi defector Hussein Kamel al-Majid in 1983. Her sister, Rana, was married to Kamel's brother. Both men were killed after they were declared traitors by fellow clan members. She and Kamel had five children, three sons and two daughters.

Associated With

After fleeing to Jordan in 2006, she became a guest of the Hashemite royal family under King Abdullah II.