Mizban Khadr al-Hadi (Arabic: مزبان خضر الهادي) was an Iraqi general and politician.
[2] Hadi was extremely close to Saddam Hussein, serving as a key advisor since the early 1980s, particularly on Shiite affairs.
[3] Hadi was decorated by Saddam Hussein for his role in both the Gulf War and the subsequent 1991 uprisings in Iraq.
23, "the nine of hearts", on the US-led coalition's deck of most-wanted Iraqi playing cards.
[5] CENTCOM later claimed that Hadi was arrested on 8 July 2003 after turning himself in to Coalition forces in Baghdad.