Abid Hamid Mahmud
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Lieutenant General Abid Hamid Mahmud was an Iraqi military officer under Saddam Hussein's deposed regime.
He began his military career as an non-commissioned officer and rose through the ranks, becoming part of Saddam's personal bodyguard and, finally, his personal secretary.
A distant cousin of Saddam, observers regarded Mahmud as being Saddam's right hand man, in constant contact with him and acting as a gatekeeper to access to the leader: he was trusted. With Qusay he headed the Special Security Organization.
He was designated ace of diamonds in the US administrations most-wanted Iraqi playing cards and fourth on the most-wanted list after Saddam and his sons Uday and Qusay.
He was captured in a joint raid by special operations forces and the 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment of 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, in June 2003.
[edit] References
- Lieutenant General Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti (Web page). World Military Guide :: Iraq :: Overview :: Leadership. GlobalSecurity.org (2005-06-22). Retrieved on 2005-12-06.
- "Profile: Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti", BBC News, 2003-06-18.
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