1 9 7 9 , ▁when ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁came ▁to ▁power , ▁and ▁largely ▁stayed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁public ▁and ▁political ▁spot light ▁afterwards . ▁He ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁country ▁once ▁to ▁undert ake ▁the ▁H aj j . ▁Ar if ▁left ▁Ira q ▁perman ently ▁after ▁Hus sein ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁power ▁by ▁the ▁U . S .- led ▁invasion , ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁Am man , ▁Jordan ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Am man ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁being ▁yet ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁Ira qi ▁leaders ▁in ▁modern ▁times ▁to ▁die ▁a ▁natural ▁death . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Fa ika ▁Abd ul - M age ed ▁Far is ▁Al ane e . ▁ ▁Qu otes ▁ ▁" The ▁existence ▁of ▁Israel ▁is ▁an ▁error ▁which ▁we ▁must ▁put ▁right . ▁This ▁is ▁our ▁opportunity ▁to ▁w ipe ▁out ▁the ▁dis gra ce ▁which ▁is ▁Israel ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁with ▁us ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Our ▁goal ▁is ▁clear ▁– ▁to ▁w ipe ▁Israel ▁off ▁the ▁map ", ▁speaking ▁on ▁the ▁Radio , ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁ ▁" I ▁hope ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁stability ▁and ▁security ▁in ▁all ▁parts ▁of ▁Ira q ▁and ▁neighbor ing ▁Arab ▁countries ", ▁he ▁said . ▁" I ▁hope ▁there ▁will ▁be ▁national ▁unity ▁in ▁Ira q ▁by ▁forget ting ▁the ▁past ▁and ▁looking ▁for ▁the ▁future ." ▁