Uday Hussein

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Uday Saddam Hussein
عدي صدام حسين
Hussein in 1997
Member of the National Assembly
In office 27 March 2000 – 9 April 2003
Constituency	Baghdad
Commander of the Fedayeen Saddam
In office 1995 – 12 December 1996
President	Saddam Hussein
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Qusay Hussein
Personal details
Born	Uday Saddam Hussein al-Nasiri al-Tikriti (1964-06-18)18 June 1964 Baghdad, Iraq
Died	22 July 2003(2003-07-22) (aged 39) Mosul, Iraq
Cause of death	Ballistic trauma
Resting place	Tikrit, Iraq
Political party	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Parent(s)	Saddam Sajida
Relatives	Qusay (brother) Raghad (sister) Rana (sister) Hala (sister) Adnan Khairallah (maternal uncle)
Education	University of Baghdad (BE, MA, PhD)
Occupation	Politician, journalist, military commander
Military service
Allegiance	Ba'athist Iraq
Branch/service	Iraqi Air Force (1988) Fedayeen Saddam (1995–2003)
Years of service	1988–2003
Rank	Commander
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Invasion of Iraq †

Uday Saddam Hussein^[1][2] (Arabic: عدي صدام حسين; 18 June 1964 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi political figure and the eldest son of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and his first wife and cousin, Sajida Talfah. Thanks to his family connections, Uday held various roles in the Iraqi political and military circles, as well as in business.

Uday also held numerous positions as a sports chairman, heading the Iraqi Olympic Committee, Iraq Football Association, and the Fedayeen Saddam.

Born in Baghdad, Uday was seen for several years as the likely successor to his father; however, he lost the place as heir apparent to his younger brother, Qusay, due to injuries in an assassination attempt. Following the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, he was killed alongside Qusay and his nephew Mustafa by an American task force after a prolonged gunfight in Mosul.