Raghad Saddam Hussein speaks about her father

ALBAWABA - The daughter of belated Iraqi president Saddam Hussein celebrated her 55th birthday last Saturday by commemorating her father. 

In a post on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, she spoke about an old birthday incident between her and her father Saddam Hussein, which she described as a day that she will always remember on each birthday.

In a post on Twitter, Raghad Saddam Hussein posted a photo of herself wearing a tiger dress and wrote: "Abu Raghad, this is what he used to call me. On my birthday, I heard his voice at noon, my father, former President Saddam Hussein, returning from work to have lunch with the family, then a short break, to return to work again as usual every day."

أبو الرغد، هكذا يناديني ..
في يوم ميلادي سمعت صوته ظهرا والدي الرئيس صدام حسين عائدا من عمله لتناول الغداء مع العائلة ثم استراحة قصيرة ليعود بعدها إلى العمل مرة أخرى كعادته كل يوم، ابتسمت ونزلت مسرعة باتجاهه، كنت مرتدية فستان احمر اضفت عليه لمساتي في التصميم، فهذه احد هواياتي منذ…

— رغد صدام حسين (@RghadSaddam) September 2, 2023

She maintained that when she heard his voice she was doing her hair and wearing a red dress, but she left everything and rushed to say hello. 

Raghad said that when she met her father he told her "Happy birthday my daughter" and gave her a gift. In the post, the daughter of the former Iraqi president thanked all the people who sent her birthday wishes.

About Raghad Saddam Hussein

Raghad Saddam Hussein was born on Sept. 2 1968. She is the eldest daughter of Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq who served from 1979 to 2003.

Raghad Hussein was married to Hussein Kamel and had five children: three sons, Ali, Saddam and Wahej; and two daughters, Hareer and Banan.