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Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was captured near his home town of Tikrit yesterday in a major coup for the beleaguered US occupation forces in Iraq.

This brings the total number of "most wanted" Iraqis known to have surrendered, been captured or killed to 41.

(** indicates captured, surrendered or killed).

**1. Saddam Hussein - President of Iraq, Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council (RCC).

**2. Qusay Hussein - Special Republican Guard Commander who controlled elite Republican Guards, intelligence services and a special force providing security for Saddam. Son of Saddam.

**3. Uday Hussein - Saddam Fedayeen Commander, Chairman of the Iraqi Olympic Committee and head of the Iraqi Football Association. Son of Saddam.

**4. Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti - Presidential Secretary.

**5. Ali Hassan al-Majid - Known to foes as "Chemical Ali". Saddam's feared cousin, commander of southern Iraq.

6. Izzat Ibrahim - Vice-chairman of the RCC.

7. Hani Abd Latif Tilfah al-Tikriti - Special Security Organisation Director.

**8. Aziz Salih Numan - Baath Party (BP) Regional Commander, Commander BP Militia.

**9. Mohammed Hamza al-Zubeidi - Central Euphrates Regional Commander, former Deputy Prime Minister.

**10. Kamal Mustafa Abdallah Sultan al-Tikriti - Republican Guard Secretary.

**11. Barzan Abd Al-Ghafur Sulayman Majid Al-Tikriti - Special Republican Guard Commander.

**12. Muzahim Sa'b Hassan al-Tikriti - Air Defence Force Commander.

**13. Ibrahim Ahmad Abd al Sattar Muhammad al-Tikriti - Armed Forces Chief of Staff.

14. Sayf al-Din Fulayyih Hassan Taha al-Rawi - Republican Guard Chief of Staff.

15. Rafi Abd Latif al-Tilfah - Director of General Security.

16. Tahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti - Iraqi Intelligence Service Director.

**17. Hamid Raja Shalah al-Tikriti - Air Force Commander.

**18. Latif Nussayif Jasim al-Dulaymi - Ba'ath Party Deputy Chairman.

**19. Abdul Tawab Mullah Hwaish - Minister of Military Industrialisation.

**20. Taha Yassin Ramadan - Vice-President of Iraq.

21. Rukan Razuki abd al-Ghaful Sulayman al-Tikriti - Chief of Tribal Affairs.

**22. Jamal Mustafa Sultan al-Tikriti - Private Secretary to Saddam Hussein.

**23. Mizban Khidr Hadi - RCC Member, Commander Central Euphrates Region.

**24. Taha Mohieddin Ma'rouf - Vice-President and RCC member.

**25. Tareq Aziz - Deputy Prime Minister.

**26. Walid Hamid Tawfiq al-Tikriti - Governor of Basra.

**27. General Sultan Hashim Ahmed - Minister of Defence.

**28. Hikmat Ibrahim al-Azzawi - Deputy Prime Minister, Economics and Finance Minister.

**29. Mahmoud Diyab al-Ahmed - Minister of the Interior.

**30. Ayad Futayyih Khalifa al-Rawi - Al Quds Force Chief of Staff.

**31. Zuhayr Talib Abd al-Sattar al-Naqib - Military intelligence director.

**32. Amer Hammoudi al-Saadi - Top scientific adviser.

**33. Amer Mohammed Rasheed - Former oil minister.

**34. Hussam Mohammad Amin al-Yasin - National Monitoring Director.

**35. Mohammed Mehdi Saleh - Minister of Trade.

36. Sabawi Ibrahim - Baath Party, Saddam's maternal half-brother.

**37. Watban Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti - Saddam's half-brother and presidential adviser.

**38. Barzan Ibrahim Hasan al-Tikriti - Saddam's half-brother and adviser.

**39. Huda Salih Mahdi Ammash - Party Youth and Trade Bureau Chairwoman.

40. Abd al-Baqi Abd Karim al Sadun - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Baghdad.

41. Muhammad Zimam Abd al-Razzaq al-Sadun - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Ta'mim and Ninawa Governorate.

**42. Samir Abulaziz al-Najim - BP regional command chairman for East Baghdad.

**43. Humam abd al-Khaliq abd al-Ghafur, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

44. Yahya Abdallah al-Ubeidi - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Basra Governorate.

45. Nayif Shindakh Thamir - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Salah al-Din Governorate.

**46. Sayf al-Din al-Mashhadani - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Muthanna Governorate.

**47. Fadil Mahmud Gharib - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Babil/Karbala Governorate.

48. Muhsin Khadar al-Khafaji - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Qadasiyah Governorate.

49. Rashid Taan Kazim - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Anbar Governorate.

**50. Ugla Abid Sighar al-Kubeiysi - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia - Maysan Governorate.

**51. Ghazi Hamud al-Adib - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Wasit Governorate.

**52. Adil Abdallah Mahdi al-Duri al-Tikriti - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Dhi Qar Governorate.

**53. Husayn al-Awawi - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Ninawa Governorate.

54. Khamis Sirhan al-Muhammad - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Kerbala Governorate.

**55. Sad Abd al-Majid al-Faysal - BP Chairman and Commander BP Militia Salah al-Din Governorate.

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