Saddam (
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
: صدام, ''Ṣaddām'') is an Arabic title that means "one who confronts". Other meanings include: "one who frequently causes collisions", "powerful collider", and "powerful confronter." The name has risen in popularity in some Sunni populations after the
Iraq War
The Iraq War (), also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a prolonged conflict in Iraq lasting from 2003 to 2011. It began with 2003 invasion of Iraq, the invasion by a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition, which ...
and
Saddam Hussein's execution.
People
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Saddam Hussein
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 Saddam Hussein statue destruction, his overthrow in 2003 during the 2003 invasion of Ira ...
(19372006), 5th President of Iraq
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Saddam Hussain (athlete) (born 1991), Pakistani runner
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Saddam Hussain (footballer) (born 1993), Pakistani footballer
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Saddam Hosein, Trinidad and Tobago politician
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Saddam Hossain (cricketer, born 1994) (born 1994), Bangladeshi cricketer
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Saddam Hossain (cricketer, born 1995) (born 1995), Bangladeshi cricketer
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Saddam Haftar (born 1991), Libyan politician
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Saddam Kamel (19561996), former head of the Iraqi Republican Guard, relative of Saddam Hussein
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Saddam Kietyongyuth (born 1983), Thai boxer
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Saddam al-Jamal (born 1987), Islamic militant
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Saddam Abdel-Muhsan (born 1991), Jordanian footballer
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Saddam Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
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Sadam Ali (born 1988), Yemeni-American boxer
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Sadam Koumi (born 1994), Sudanese sprinter
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Sadam Sulley (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer
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Sadam Mangal (born 1998), Afghan cricketer
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Saddem Hmissi (born 1991), Tunisian volleyball player
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Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names