Latif Yahia is known for being the alleged former body double of Uday Hussein, eldest son of infamous Saddam Hussein.
14 Facts About Latif Yahia
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Latif Yahia was born 4 days before Uday's official birth date.
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Latif Yahia was informed that he was to become Uday's fedai to make public appearances as Uday whenever a dangerous situation was expected.
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Latif Yahia initially refused to take the job and was put in solitary confinement.
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Latif Yahia was trained for six months to imitate Uday's speech patterns and manner.
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Latif Yahia underwent surgery and dental work to make their appearances more similar.
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Latif Yahia fled north in November 1991, where he was arrested by Kurdish Peshmerga, being mistaken for Uday.
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On 10 March 1997, Latif Yahia allegedly threatened a refugee official in Norway, showing up at his office with a can of gasoline, pouring it out over the floor, and threatening to light it.
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The official managed to "calm" Latif Yahia, who fled after half an hour.
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Latif Yahia was released before his trial and left the country, first to Germany, then to Ireland.
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In 2007, Butler interviewed Latif Yahia and highlighted inconsistencies in many of Latif Yahia's statements.
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One said that Latif Yahia was arrested for impersonation of Uday in 1990, and the other corroborated the incident, stating that Latif Yahia pretended to be Uday to pick up women.
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Latif Yahia disputes these claims, saying that his very existence was a state secret.
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Latif Yahia was the subject of an episode of National Geographic Channel's Locked Up Abroad in 2012.