Sajida talfah biography channel

First wife of Saddam Hussein

Sajida Khairallah Talfah^[2] (Arabic: ساجدة خير الله طلفاح, romanized: Sājidah Khayr Allāh Ṭilfāḥ; born 1935)^[1] is the widow of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein,^[3] and mother of two sons (Uday and Qusay) and three daughters (Raghad, Rana, and Hala) with him.^[4] She is the oldest daughter of Khairallah Talfah, her husband's maternal uncle.

Wife of Saddam Hussein

Sajida and Saddam had five children together. Their marriage was arranged when they were children.

Sajida talfah biography channel

She was said to have been 2 years older than him. They met when Saddam was about 21 years old.^[1]

In 1964, their first son Uday was born, followed by Qusay in 1966. Their first daughter Raghad was born in 1968.

Followed by a second daughter, Rana in 1969, and finally their youngest daughter Hala was born in 1972.^[1]

In 1986, Saddam married another woman, Samira Shahbandar, while still married to Saji