Was this character one of the 52 on the Deck of Cards?
A 1983 document shows $1 million transferred from the Gottardo Satan account to Hamid Al-Tikriti's account at the National Bank of Kuwait. The recipient -- Abid Hamid Mahmoud Al-Tikriti -- was Saddam's presidential secretary and cousin, arrested by the United States in June 2003. In 1981, half-a-million dollars had been sent by Gottardo to Hamid Al-Tikriti's Kuwaiti bank account.
>>Was this character one of the 52 on the Deck of Cards?
Yes, and pretty high up... Ace of Diamonds, and he
also shared WMD-release-authority.
Only Ueegie and Queezy and Saddam were higher.
He was Saddam Hussein's Presidential Secretary as well as the WMD Release Authority. In addition, he was, according to CENTCOM, also Saddam's senior body guard, in addition to being the National Security Advisor.
A powerful figure in Saddam's regime, he controlled all access to Saddam (with the possible exceptions of Qusay and Uday Hussein), and also had the ability to override government decisions.
As a close assistant to Saddam Hussein, Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti also reportedly oversaw the Special Security Organization. That organization's primary task was to protect the Baath leadership in Iraq, and look out for potential signs of disloyalty in other military and security units.
Abid Hamid Mahmud al-Tikriti is also reported to have worked closely with Jamal Mustafa Abdullah Sultan al-Tikriti, one Saddam Hussein's cousin.
He was reported by CENTCOM to be under coalition custody on June 18, 2003.
