The Iraqi Special Security Organization (SSO) was the most powerful Iraqi security agency under President Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...

 and was responsible for personal security of high-ranking government officials and presidential facilities. Its director, Hani Abd Al-Latif Tilfah Al-Tikriti was the seventh most wanted Iraqi government individual by the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. He was the highest-ranking unpictured person in the U.S. Army most-wanted Iraqi playing cards

Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards

In the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a United States-led coalition, the U.S. military developed a set of playing cards to help troops identify the most-wanted members of President Saddam Hussein's government, mostly high-ranking Baath Party members or members of the Revolutionary Command Council...

 (the king of hearts) and second highest yet to be found. SSO was officially dissolved on May 23, 2003 per Order Number 2

Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 2

Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 2: Dissolution of Entities signed by CPA civil administrator L. Paul Bremer on May 23, 2003, disbanded the Iraqi military, security, and intelligence infrastructure of President Saddam Hussein...

 of the Coalition Provisional Authority

Coalition Provisional Authority

The Coalition Provisional Authority was established as a transitional government following the invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies, members of the Multi-National Force – Iraq which was formed to oust the government of Saddam Hussein in 2003...

 under Paul Bremer.

Directors

According to the Iraq Survey Group Final Report

Iraq Survey Group

The Iraq Survey Group was a fact-finding mission sent by the multinational force in Iraq after the 2003 invasion of Iraq to find the alleged weapons of mass destruction alleged to be possessed by Iraq that had been the main ostensible reason for the invasion. Its final report is commonly called...

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• Husayn Kamil Hasan Al Majid (1983–1989)
• Fannar Zibin Al Hasan (Gulf War)
• Qusay Hussein
  Qusay Hussein
  Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti was the second son of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. He was appointed as his father's heir apparent in 2000.- Family :...
  
   (1991 or 1992–2001)
• Walid Hamid Tawfiq (2001–2002)

See also

• Law enforcement in Iraq
  Law enforcement in Iraq
  During the regime of Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s law enforcement system was marked by corruption and inhumane practices . After the previous police force was completely disbanded, in 2003 a new Iraqi Police Service was established to act as a municipal law enforcement agency under the authority of the...
  
  
• Directorate of General Security
  Directorate of General Security
  The Directorate of General Security also called Internal State Security, secret police or some variation thereof was a domestic Iraqi intelligence agency.-History:...
  
   - Former internal Iraqi security agency
• Iraqi Intelligence Service
  Iraqi Intelligence Service
  The Iraqi Intelligence Service , also known as the Mukhabarat, General Directorate of Intelligence, or Party Intelligence, was the main state intelligence organization in Iraq under Saddam Hussein...
  
  - Former external Iraqi security agency

External links

• Globalsecurity.org profile