On April 12, 2003, the United States listed 55 Iraqi leaders it wanted killed or captured. The pictures of 52 of them were featured on playing cards distributed to US troops.
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is shown on the ace of spades, Hussein's son Uday on the ace of hearts, and Hussein's son Qusay on the ace of clubs
Those who have surrendered, been captured or reported killed are indicated on the graphic:
indicates surrendered or captured
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indicates reported killed
They are also listed below, with their ranking on the list of 55 most-wanted.
September 5:
6. NOT CAPTURED
RCC vice chairman, was claimed to have been captured by Iraqi troops. Subsequently denied by Iraqi Interior Ministry. (King of Clubs)
February 16:
41.
, Ba'th Party Regional Command Chairman for Ta'mim Governorate. (4 of Spades)
December 15:
1.
, deposed President. (Ace of Spades)
September 19:
27.
, former defence minister. (8 of Hearts)
August 21:
5.
, Presidential Adviser, RCC Member. (King of Spades)
August 20:
20.
Saddam Hussein's former vice president. (Ten of Diamonds)
July 23:
2.
Chief, Special Security Organization/special Republican Guard (SSO/SRG); Commander, Central Region Commander. (Ace of Clubs)
3.
Member Of The National Assembly, Olympic Committee. (Ace of Hearts)
July 09:
29.
, Saddam's former interior minister. (Seven of Spades)
23.
, a senior member of the Baath Party. (Nine of Hearts)
June 17:
4.
,
Saddam's presidential secretary and senior bodyguard. (Ace of Diamonds)
June 14:
17.
, commander of the Iraqi air force. (10 of Spades)
June 11:
18. Latif Nussayif Jasim al-Dulaymi, Baath Party deputy chairman. (10 of Clubs)
53. Brigadier General Husayn al-Awawi, a regional Baath Party chairman, Ninawa Governate, and member of the Chemical Corps. (Not pictured on cards)
June 5:
30. Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al-Rawi, Al-Quds Militia Chief of Staff. (7 of Clubs)
May 24:
46. Sayfal-al-Din al-Mashhadani, Central Baath Party Regional Chairman, al-Muthanna Governorate. (3 of Clubs)
55. Sa'ad Abd'al-Majid al-Faysal, Baath Party Regional Chairman & Commander BP Militia - Salah ad Din Governate. (3 of Spades)
May 22:
8.
, a former regional commander in Saddam Hussein's Baath Party. Numan was a Baath Party regional command chairman responsible for west Baghdad and was a former governor of the southern cities of Karbala and Najaf. (King of Diamonds)
May 21:
50.
, Baath Party regional chairman in Maysan governorate. (2 of Clubs)
May 17:
10.
, secretary of Saddam's Republican Guard. (Queen of Clubs)
May 15:
52. Adil Abdallah Mahdi al-Duri al-Tikriti, Baath Party Chairman, Dhi Qar District. (2 of Diamonds)
May 13:
47.
, also known as Gharib Muhammad Fazel al-Mashaikh, member of Baath Party regional command and chairman for Babil district. (3 of Hearts)
May 12:
13.
, former armed forces chief of staff. (Jack of Spades)
May 7:
51. Ghazi Hamud ad-Adib, Bath Party chairman and commander of Wasit district. (2 of Hearts)
May 5:
39.
, microbiologist dubbed "Mrs Anthrax". (5 of Hearts)
May 2:
24.
, an Iraqi vice president and member of Saddam's Revolutionary Command Council. (9 of Diamonds)
19.
, Minister of military industrialisation. (10 of Hearts)
May 1:
23. Mizban Khidir Hadi, Revolutionary Command Council member, regional commander Euphrates region. BBC reports his arrest but this has not been confirmed by US authorities. (9 of Hearts)
April 29:
26.
, Basra city governor. (8 of Clubs)
April 28:
33.
, Oil Minister. (6 of Spades)
April 26:
34.
, Head of Monitoring Directorate. (6 of Clubs)
April 24:
25.
, Deputy Prime Minister. (8 of Spades)
April 23:
35.
, the former Iraqi minister of trade. (6 of Hearts)
31.
, Saddam's chief of military intelligence. (7 of Hearts)
12.
, Air Defence Force commander. (Queen of Diamonds)
April 20:
9.
, Central Euphrates regional commander. (Queen of Spades)
22.
, son-in-law and private secretary to Saddam. (9 of Clubs)
April 19:
43.
, Minister of higher education and scientific research. (4 of Hearts)
28.
, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. (8 of Diamonds)
April 17:
42.
, Ba'ath party regional commander for East Baghdad. (4 of Clubs)
38.
, half-brother of Saddam, ex-intelligence chief, Iraqi diplomat in Geneva. (5 of Clubs)
April 13:
37.
, half-brother of Saddam, presidential adviser and former interior minister. (5 of Spades)
April 12:
32.
, presidential scientific adviser. (7 of Diamonds)
April 5:
5.
, Cousin of Saddam Hussein and Presidential adviser. Known as "Chemical Ali" for his alleged use of poison gas against the Kurds in 1988. Reported to have been killed in an airstrike on his house in Basra. The US has since indicated he may still be alive. (King of Spades)