Muqtada al-Sadr, the fiery Shiite cleric and leader of his Mahdi militia, was the hangman of Saddam Hussein. Muqtada Al-Sadr placed the noose around Saddam Hussein’s neck and pulled the lever on the trap door. Al-Sadr and members of his Mahdi militia, consisting primarily of his personal bodyguards, were part of the group that was in attendance at the execution. Also included in the audience were Iraqi National Security Advisor, Mowaffak al-Rabaie, a close friend of Muqtada al-Sadr, and Iraqi Chief Prosecutor, Munquith al-Faroon.
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