
Saddam Hussein is a politician, military personnel, writer born in Tikrit (Iraq) (Kingdom of Iraq).
Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003. He previously served as the vice president from 1968 to 1979 and also as the prime minister from 1979 to 1991 and later from 1994 to 2003. A leading member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, he espoused Ba'athism, a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism, while the policies and political ideas he championed are collectively known as Saddamism. Born near the city of Tikrit to a Sunni Arab family, Saddam joined the revolutionary Ba'ath Party in 1957. He played a key role in the 17 July Revolution that brought the Ba'athists to power and made him vice president under Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr.
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| Born | 28 April 1937, Tikrit (Iraq) |
| Profession | politician, military personnel, writer |
| Nationality | Kingdom of Iraq |
| Educated at | Cairo University, Nolan Catholic High School |
| Spouse | Sajida Talfah, Samira Shahbandar |
| Children | Uday Hussein, Qusay Hussein, Hala Hussain, Rana Hussein, Raghad Hussein, Ali Hussein |
| Awards | Order of the National Flag, Order of the Yugoslav Star, Order of Mubarak the Great, Order of Isabella the Catholic, Friendship Order, Order of José Martí, Order of al-Hussein bin Ali, Order of Al-Kha |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Scorpio |
| Nakshatra | Anuradha (Pada 3) |
| Sun Sign | Aries |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Gemini |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Finance And Profession (Raj Kumar)) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 385 politicians with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 24 of them (6%) have the Moon in Scorpio, like Saddam Hussein, and 15 (4%) share the Anuradha Nakshatra — the #10 most common Moon Nakshatra among politicians, where Uttara Bhadrapada leads with 25 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Saddam Hussein was born on 28 April 1937 in Tikrit (Iraq). Birth details come from a published reference (source: Finance And Profession (Raj Kumar)) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Saddam Hussein's Moon sign (Rashi) is Scorpio and the Nakshatra is Anuradha, pada 3, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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