CAIRO – 30 December 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on an important world event that took place on December 30. 2006 - Execution of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was executed on December 30, 2006, but what exactly happened? “In December 2006, I was at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency, tasked with awaiting Saddam's execution. Only God knows what happened between Saddam and his captors.