The Iraqi Special Security Organization (SSO) ( ar, الأمن الخاص Al-Amn al-Khas) was the most powerful Iraqi security agency under President

Saddam Hussein Saddam Hussein ( ; ar, صدام حسين, Ṣaddām Ḥusayn; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolution ...

and was responsible for personal security of high-ranking government officials and presidential facilities. This agency, in an effort to provide security to the regime and assure quality control throughout the intelligence directorates, had the authority to carry out abduction, murder, and intimidation. All was done on direct orders from the Hussein leadership. Its director, Hani Abd Al-Latif Tilfah Al-Tikriti was the seventh most wanted Iraqi government individual by the

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. He was the highest-ranking unpictured person in the U.S. Army

most-wanted Iraqi playing cards During the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a United States–led coalition, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency developed a set of playing cards to help troops identify the most-wanted members of President Saddam Hussein's government, mostly high-ra ...

(the king of hearts). He was captured in June 2004. SSO was officially dissolved on 23 May 2003 per Order Number 2 of the

Coalition Provisional Authority ) , capital = Baghdad , largest_city = capital , common_languages = Arabic Kurdish English (''de facto'') , government_type = Transitional government , legislature = Iraqi Governing Council , title_leader = Administrator , leader1 = ...

under L. Paul Bremer. SSO organization

Directors

According to the Iraq Survey Group Final Report: *

Hussein Kamel al-Majid Colonel General Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid ( ar, حسين كامل حسن المجيد) ( 1954 – 23 February 1996) was the son-in-law and second cousin of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. He defected to Jordan and assisted United Nations Spe ...

(1983–1989) * Fannar Zibin al-Hassan (Gulf War) *

Qusay Hussein Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Nasiri al-Tikriti (or Qusai, ar, قصي صدام حسين; 17 May 1966 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi politician, military leader, and the second son of Saddam Hussein. He was appointed as his father's heir apparent in ...

(4 July 1992 – 6 January 1997) * Nawfal Mahjoom al-Tikriti (6 January 1997 – ?) *

(?–2001) * Walid Hamid Tawfiq al-Tikriti (2001–2002) * Hani Abd Latif Tilfah al-Tikriti (2002–2003)

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Globalsecurity.org profile
20th century in Iraq Politics of Iraq Iraqi intelligence agencies Organizations disestablished in 2003 Organizations of the 1991 uprisings in Iraq {{Iraq-stub

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