Saddam Kamel

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Saddam Kamel Hassan al-Majid was the second cousin and son-in-law of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

He was married to Rana Hussein and was the brother of Hussein Kamel (who was also married to a daughter of Saddam, Raghad Hussein).

For a time he was head of the Republican Guard but was removed from the position in 1986 in favour of Saddam Hussein's son, Qusay Hussein.

Due to his close resemblance to the Iraqi leader he played the part of Saddam Hussein in the film The Long Days, a highly propagandistic account of Saddam Hussein's life.

In 1995 he defected from Iraq with his brother and their wives and his brother gave information to UNSCOM, the CIA and MI6 about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

In 1996 the group returned to Iraq believing they had been pardoned for their actions; however, the brothers were killed - by way of an execution - in a prolonged gun battle shortly after they returned.