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Sajida Khairallah Talfah (Arabic: ساجدة خير الله طلفاح, romanized: Sājidah Khayr Allāh Ṭilfāḥ; born c. 1935) is the widow of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and mother of two sons (Uday and Qusay) and three daughters (Raghad, Rana, and Hala) with him.
Jun 14, 2018 · The wealth and luxury Sajida Talfah enjoyed came at a horrible cost to thousands of Iraqis who lived in poverty and risked being thrown in prison (or worse) while living under Saddam’s dictatorship.
Sajida Talfah is the widow and first cousin of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. She is the mother of his four children and was featured in the BBC drama 'House of Saddam'. She is believed to have fled to Qatar before the 2003 invasion and is on the Iraqi government's most wanted list.
The Talfah family descends from Talfah ibn Musalat, grandson of the emir Omar Bey III of Tikrit and army officer who died a few years after the birth of Subha. He had several children: Subha, Khairallah, Abd al-Latif and Badra.
Saddam married his first wife and cousin Sajida Talfah (or Tulfah/Tilfah) in 1963 in an arranged marriage. Sajida is the daughter of Khairallah Talfah, Saddam's uncle and mentor; the two were raised as brother and sister. Their marriage was arranged for Saddam at age five when Sajida was seven.
Mar 21, 2018 · Refugee wife: As with some of Saddam’s aides and relatives, his wife Sajida Talfah fled the country to seek refuge abroad. Most wanted: Saddam Hussein’s daughter, Raghad was listed in the Iraqi...
Dec 13, 2018 · Hickey: We pulled in [Saddam’s wife] Sajida Talfah’s jewelry collection, literally like half a dozen garbage bags full of gems.
