Hussein Kamel al-Majid
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Hussein Kamel al-Majid was a high-ranking Iraqi military officer and son-in-law of Saddam Hussein who defected to Jordan in 1995, revealing details about Iraq’s weapons programs before later returning and being killed in Iraq.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hussein Kamel al-Majid canonical | 5 |
| Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2785792 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hussein Kamel al-Majid Context triple: [Raghad Hussein, spouse, Hussein Kamel al-Majid]
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A.
Nasser Kamel
Nasser Kamel is an Egyptian diplomat who serves as Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, a regional organization fostering cooperation between European and Mediterranean countries.
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B.
Awni Abd al-Hadi
Awni Abd al-Hadi was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist leader, lawyer, and politician who played a key role in early 20th-century anti-colonial and anti-Zionist movements in Palestine.
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C.
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi was a Palestinian physician and political leader who co-founded and became a prominent spokesman and leader of the Islamist militant organization Hamas.
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D.
Abdel Gadir Salim
Abdel Gadir Salim is a renowned Sudanese singer, composer, and bandleader known for modernizing traditional Sudanese music and popularizing it internationally.
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E.
Hussein el-Shafei
Hussein el-Shafei was an Egyptian military officer and politician who played a key role in the 1952 revolution and later served as Egypt’s vice president under Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hussein Kamel al-Majid Target entity description: Hussein Kamel al-Majid was a high-ranking Iraqi military officer and son-in-law of Saddam Hussein who defected to Jordan in 1995, revealing details about Iraq’s weapons programs before later returning and being killed in Iraq.
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A.
Nasser Kamel
Nasser Kamel is an Egyptian diplomat who serves as Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, a regional organization fostering cooperation between European and Mediterranean countries.
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B.
Awni Abd al-Hadi
Awni Abd al-Hadi was a prominent Palestinian Arab nationalist leader, lawyer, and politician who played a key role in early 20th-century anti-colonial and anti-Zionist movements in Palestine.
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C.
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi was a Palestinian physician and political leader who co-founded and became a prominent spokesman and leader of the Islamist militant organization Hamas.
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D.
Abdel Gadir Salim
Abdel Gadir Salim is a renowned Sudanese singer, composer, and bandleader known for modernizing traditional Sudanese music and popularizing it internationally.
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E.
Hussein el-Shafei
Hussein el-Shafei was an Egyptian military officer and politician who played a key role in the 1952 revolution and later served as Egypt’s vice president under Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iraqi military officer
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defector ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activity |
cooperated with United Nations weapons inspectors
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revealed details about Iraq’s weapons programs ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Republic of Iraq
ⓘ
linked to:
Iraq
|
| causeOfDeath | killed ⓘ |
| conflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Iraq ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996 ⓘ |
| dateOfDefection | 1995 ⓘ |
| dateOfReturn | 1996 ⓘ |
| defectedTo | Jordan ⓘ |
| employer |
Iraqi Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Iraqi Security Forces
Iraqi government ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Iraq
|
| era | Saddam Hussein era in Iraq ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arab
ⓘ
linked to:
Arabs
|
| familyName | al-Majid ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| fullName |
Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid
ⓘ
linked to:
Hussein Kamel al-Majid
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| givenName | Hussein ⓘ |
| government | Ba'athist Iraq ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| memberOf | al-Majid clan ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1995 defection to Jordan
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subsequent killing after return to Iraq ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defection from Iraq in 1995
ⓘ
providing information on Iraqi weapons programs ⓘ role in Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction programs ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Iraq ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Iraq ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of Iraq’s Military Industrialization Commission
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high-ranking Iraqi military officer ⓘ supervisor of Iraqi weapons programs ⓘ |
| relative | Ali Hassan al-Majid ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Iraq ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | key figure in Iraq’s military-industrial complex ⓘ |
| spouse | Raghad Hussein ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
investigations by UN Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM)
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media coverage on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hussein Kamel al-Majid Description of subject: Hussein Kamel al-Majid was a high-ranking Iraqi military officer and son-in-law of Saddam Hussein who defected to Jordan in 1995, revealing details about Iraq’s weapons programs before later returning and being killed in Iraq.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hussein Kamel al-Majid