Saadoun Ghaidan (born in Baghdad in 1930, died in 1985) is an Iraqi politician and military with the rank of Major General and was a member of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, a member of the Revolutionary Command Council and held various ministerial positions in the Iraqi government, such as the Minister of Interior and Minister of Transportation.
[2] He joined the Revolutionary Command Council since the July 17, 1968 revolution for his main role in it, then became vice president of the Revolutionary Command Council when Saddam Hussein assumed the position of president on July 16, 1979.
On June 30, 1973, he was wounded during an attempt by Nazim Kazar to overthrow the government, and the Minister of Defense, Hammad Shihab, was killed.
On July 16, 1979, when Saddam Hussein assumed the presidency, he held the position of Deputy Prime Minister while continuing to hold the position of Minister of Transport and Communications.
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