SADDAM HUSSEIN (1937-2006), President of Iraq 1979-2003, executed in 2006. Decree of the Revolutionary Command Council, 9 July 1980, in Arabic, issued under Article 42(a) of the Provisional Constitution. Translation: "1. Staff Pilot Colonel Mazhar Muhammad al-Farhan is granted the rank of Staff Pilot Brigadier. 2. The Minister of Defence shall implement this decree." Signed in red ink above the printed name "Saddam Hussein, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council" – two months before Iraq invaded Iran. With TIME magazine of 21 April 2003, Saddam's face struck through with a red X. This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.
This item will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from One of a Kind Collectibles.