Hussein Kamel al-Majid

Hussein Kamel al-Majid
Hussein Kamel in 1995
Minister of Military Industries
In office 4 February 1987 – 20 December 1995
President	Saddam Hussein
Preceded by	Sobhi Yassin Khudair al-Samarrai
Succeeded by	Adnan Abdul Majid al-Ani
Personal details
Born	1954 Tel Al Thahab, Kingdom of Iraq
Died	February 23, 1996(1996-02-23) (aged 41–42) Baghdad, Republic of Iraq
Political party	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Spouse	Raghad Hussein ​ (m. 1983)​
Children	Ali Banaan Hareer Saddam Wahaj
Parent	Kamel Hassan al-Majid
Relatives	Saddam (brother) Hakim (brother) Ilham (brother) Ali (uncle) Hisham (uncle)
Military service
Rank	Colonel general

Colonel General Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid (Arabic: حسين كامل حسن المجيد) (1954 – 23 February 1996) was the son-in-law and first cousin once removed of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. He defected to Jordan and assisted United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection teams assigned to look for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. He was killed the following year for betraying Saddam.