Saddam Hussein only held political office in Africa.
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti -LRB- Arabic :      ; 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 .	President of Iraq	President of Iraq	Iraq	Iraq	Arabic	Arabic alphabet	Saddam	Saddam (name)	President of	President of Iraq
Iraq -LRB- -LSB- rk -RSB- , -LSB- rk -RSB- , or -LSB- ark -RSB-  ;  -RRB- , officially known as the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia , bordered by Turkey to the north , Iran to the east , Kuwait to the southeast , Saudi Arabia to the south , Jordan to the southwest , and Syria to the west .	Western Asia	Western Asia	Turkey	Turkey	Iran	Iran	Kuwait	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	Jordan	Jordan	Syria	Syria
