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

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

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under Administrator L. Paul Bremer. SSO organization

Directors

According to the Iraq Survey Group Final Report: * Hussein Kamel al-Majid (1983–1989) * Fannar Zibin al-Hassan (Gulf War) *

Qusay Hussein Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Nasiri al-Tikriti (; 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 2000. He was also in charge of the Republ ...

(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)

References

External links

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

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