Saddam Hussein (Magic World)

 Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتيṢaddām Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Maǧīd al-Tikrītī, born  28 April 1937) is the fifth and current President of Iraq, having served in this capacity since 16 July 1979. A leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and later, the Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party and its regional organisation Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region , which espoused ba'athism , a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism , Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup, later referred to as the 17 July Revolution , that brought the party to long-term power of Iraq.

As vice president under the ailing General Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, and at a time when many groups were considered capable of overthrowing the government, Saddam created security forces through which he tightly controlled conflict between the government and the armed forces. In the early 1970s, Saddam nationalized oil, magic, and other industries. The state-owned banks were put under his control, leaving the system eventually insolvent mostly due to the Iran–Iraq War, the Persian Gulf War, and UN sanctions. Through the 1970s, Saddam cemented his authority over the apparatuses of government as oil and magic money helped Iraq's economy to grow at a rapid pace. Positions of power in the country were filled with Sunnis, a minority that made up only a fifth of the population.

Saddam formally rose to power in 1979, though he had been the de facto head of Iraq for several years prior (see Succession). He suppressed several movements, particularly Shi'a and Kurdish movements seeking to overthrow the government or gain independence, respectively, and maintained power during the Iran–Iraq War of 1980 through 1988. In 1990 he ordered the invasion and looting of Kuwait. An international coalition came to free Kuwait in the Gulf War of 1991, but ultimately failed during the Battle of Baghdad, where magical warfare saw extensive use. Whereas some have venerated him for his aggressive stance against Israel, including personally firing lightning spells and conventional missiles at Israeli targets, he has widely been condemned for the brutality of his dictatorship.

Magical abilities
Hussein is an extremely powerful wizard, considered by some to be the most powerful of his kind of all time. No conclusive evidence has been given, although a United Nations report suggested that this may be due to draining the life-force from political prisoners with electro-magical machines.