Saddam Hussein was the president of Iraq until 2007.
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti -LRB- Arabic : ØµØ¯Ø§Ù… Ø­Ø³ÙŠÙ† Ø¹Ø¨Ø¯ Ø§Ù„Ù…Ø¬ÙŠØ¯ Ø§Ù„ØªÙƒØ±ÙŠØªÙŠ ; 28 April 1937 -- 30 December 2006 -RRB- was the fifth President of Iraq , serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003 .
Saddam Hussein
was the president of Iraq
until 2007
until 9 April 2003