Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was the founder of the organization Al-Qaeda. Bin Laden was shot and killed by U.S. Navy SEALs.

Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. Sentenced to death by hanging, his execution was carried out in 2006.