About Sajida Talfah
Born 1937. Sajida Talfah is an Iraqi teacher and politician.
Wife of Saddam Hussein Sajida and Saddam had five children together. Their marriage was arranged when they were children. She was said to have been two years older than him. They met when Saddam was about 21 years old. Iraq in 1990 because of the Persian Gulf War, leaving Iraq before the bombings began. There are many different reports on where the Hussein family settled, but a possible location is Mauritania. The Hussein family returned to Iraq after the war was over.
In popular culture She was played by Shohreh Aghdashloo in the BBC adaptation House of Saddam in 2008, in which her character played a major role.
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Who is Sajida Talfah?
first wife of Saddam Hussein
When was Sajida Talfah born?
Sajida Talfah was born on 24 June 1937 in Tikrit.
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Sajida Talfah is a teacher and politician.
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Sajida Talfah is Iraqi.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sajida Talfah. https://biography.guide/sajida-talfah/
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