Sabah Mirza Mahmoud Explained

Sabah Mirza Mahmud (Arabic: صباح ميرزا محمود, 1943–2005) was an Iraqi military colonel and the first personal companion of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.[1] [2] [3]

Early life

Sabah was one of Saddam's old friends,[4] and began his violent partisan duties since the age of 16.[5] In his youth, he was known in his neighborhood (Adhamiyah) as a boxer.When he was a student, he joined General Union Students in the Republic of Iraq,[6] Sabah graduated from Languages Institute, though he stayed unemployed for some time until Saddam recruited him as his bodyguard.[7]

Career

Service under Saddam Hussein

His Code Name was Lieutenant Yusif. In preparation for the coup of 17 July Revolution 1968 Sabah was assigned to lead one of the groups that were deployed to patrol some streets of Baghdad.[8] [9] He served Saddam as his bodyguard for over 22 years.[10] He received quick military promotions through the ranks due to his closeness to Saddam Hussein.[11] During the Iran–Iraq War, Sabah attended night shifts at the headquarters of Central Command, where Saddam used to attend one hour a day to be briefed on the military operations.

U.S invasion

Sabah was captured in 2003 by American occupying forces to be questioned about Saddam's hiding place, and he was soon released as there was no evidence of his knowledge thereof, but a weapons cache was seized from his farm.[12] [13]

Sport

He was elected as vice chairman of National Olympic Committee of Iraq,[14] he was also appointed as Chairman of the Iraqi Football Association to assert the new regime authority over the nation’s favorite's sport, at the time when Iraqi Team became one of the most successful national teams in Asia,[15] [16] he also was appointed as the president of Al-Shabab sport club.[17] [18] ٍ

Farming

Sabah had a 10-Dunam farm in Jurf Al Naddaf area southeast of Baghdad, which he claimed that it was an unproductive vacant land, and he restored it and thereafter owned it officially. [19] [20] [21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saddam Hussein's armourers. 2020-08-16. www.eurozine.com.
  2. Book: الخزرجي. نزار عبد الكريم فيصل. الحرب العراقية- الإيرانية 1980-1988: مذكرات مقاتل. السياسات. المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة. 2014-01-01. المركز العربي للأبحاث ودراسة السياسات. 978-9953-0-2904-7. ar.
  3. Book: Wars of Modern Babylon: A History of the Iraqi Army from 1921 to 2003. Malovany, P.. Amidror, Y.. Lipkin-Shahak, A.. Woods, K.M.. 2017. University Press of Kentucky. 9780813169446. 2020-08-13.
  4. Web site: 2002-10-06. A Remedy That Harms More Than It Heals. 2020-08-16. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  5. Book: Soheil, Adel. The Iraqi Ba'th Regime's Atrocities Against the Faylee Kurds: Nation-State Formation Distorted. 2018-10-16. BoD - Books on Demand. 978-91-7785-510-1. en.
  6. Web site: صفحات من أوراق العدوان الثلاثيني: ذاكرة لا. حميد. سعيد،. 1992.
  7. Book: اللغز في إعدام ناظم كزار و عبد الخالق السامرائي و أربعة آخرين من أعضاء مجلس قيادة الثورة 1979 - 1973 م. 9796500163697. الدوري. سيف الدين. January 2014.
  8. Book: al-Qahhār, Khālidah ʻAbd. Secrets of the Iraqi Regime. 1988. Foundation of Islamic Thought. en.
  9. Book: ___ __ ___ _____. Lulu.com. 978-0-244-07296-4. ar.
  10. Book: Zangana, Haifa. City of Widows: An Iraqi Woman's Account of War and Resistance. 2011-01-04. Seven Stories Press. 978-1-60980-071-0. en.
  11. Book: Daily Report: Near East & South Asia. 1995-08-16. The Service. en.
  12. Web site: 2015-03-25. U.S. Soldier Killed in Accident; Reward Offered for Attackers. 2020-08-16. Associated Press. en-US.
  13. Book: Segell, Glen. Disarming Iraq. 2004. Glen Segell Publishers. 978-1-901414-26-4. en.
  14. Web site: "the IOC February 12" - Google Search. www.google.com.sa.
  15. Web site: When Saturday Comes - International football. 2020-08-16. www.wsc.co.uk.
  16. Web site: %22Sabah Mirza Chairman of the Iraqi Olympic%22 - Google Search. 2020-08-16. www.google.com.sa.
  17. Book: Freeman, Simon. Baghdad Football Club. La tragedia del calcio nell'Iraq di Saddam. 2006. Isbn Edizioni. 978-88-7638-021-1. it.
  18. Web site: المشاهد السياسي. May 2003.
  19. Web site: تفاصيل سرقة مزرعة المرافق الاقدم لصدام؟!. وكالة سومر الاخبارية.
  20. Web site: تفاصيل استيلاء واستحواذ طارق الحسن على مزرعة المرحوم صباح ميرزا محمود.. www.alrasheednet.net.
  21. Book: سيرة مقاتل في الجيش العراقي: سمير أيوب العبيدي. 9789957568290. العبيدي. سمير أيوب. 3 September 2013.

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