Date:21/04/2003 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2003/04/21/stories/2003042102961400.htm
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Saddam's son-in-law held

WASHINGTON April 20. The former Iraqi leader, Saddam Hussein's son-in-law, Jamal Mustafa Abdullah Sultan, one of the 55 Iraqi leaders most wanted by the United States, has been apprehended, the Iraqi National Congress chief, Ahmad Chalabi, said today.

Sultan, the nine of clubs in the ``most wanted'' deck of cards issued by the U.S. military, is married to Mr. Hussein's youngest daughter and had a significant role political and intelligence role in his regime, Mr. Chalabi told the Fox News channel.

AFP

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