Hussein
[ hoo-seyn ]
/ hʊˈseɪn /
noun
Definition for hussein (2 of 2)
Hussein I
noun
1935–1999,
king of Jordan 1953–99.
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Hussein
/ (hʊˈseɪn) /
noun
Also: Husain
1935–99, king of Jordan (1952–99)
Saddam (sæˈdæm). 1937–2006, Iraqi politician: president (1979–2003) and prime minister (1994–2003) of Iraq. He led Iraq into the Iran-Iraq War (1980–88) and the Gulf War (1991) but was deposed and captured in the US-led invasion of 2003; executed 2006