Which "Hussein"? If you are referring to Saddam, Hussein is not his last name, but his father's name. (He is called Saddam Hussein as a shorthand for Saddam son of Hussein.) When Saddam was in power, he controlled every facet of the government.
The two pieces of the question do not fit together. The "religious group comprises a majority of Iraqi population" was the Twelver Shiite Muslims and the "religious group that held political authority and economic power under the Saddam Hussein" was the Sunni Muslims. The Sunnis were an empowered minority while the Shiites were a powerless majority.
No. Saddam Hussein was Sunni, which did not endear him to the Shiites in Iraq or to the Shiite leadership in Iran. However, there were a large number of Shiites in the Iraqi Army under Saddam Hussein who gave their lives in loyalty to their country (even against Iran).
No. Saddam Hussein was Sunni, which did not endear him to the Shiites in Iraq or to the Shiite leadership in Iran. However, there were a large number of Shiites in the Iraqi Army under Saddam Hussein who gave their lives in loyalty to their country (even against Iran).
No. The United States and Saudi Arabia fought together to liberate Kuwait from Iraq (under Saddam Hussein).
Saddam Hussein
THE PERSIAN GULF WAR OF 1990-1991 began after Saddam Hussein led an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Saddam Hussein, what rock have you been living under?
Nazi Germany under Hitler annexed Austria. Iraq under Saddam Hussein annexed Kuwait.
Iraq, under the dictator Saddam Hussein, invaded Kuwait in 1990
I think it was Saddam Hussein.
Currently, Iraq is a Parliamentary Democracy that is slowly moving towards an Illiberal Democracy, but it is not a dictatorship. Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq was an Authoritarian State.