Husain al-Radi
IRAQI POLITICIAN AND POET (1924-1963)
Salam Adil; Hussein al-Radi; Husain ar-Radi
Husain Ar-Radi (1924, Najaf – 24 February 1963, Baghdad), also known as Hashiim, 'Ammar, and Salam Adil, was an Iraqi communist politician as well as a poet and painter. He was the leader of the Iraqi Communist Party from 1955 until his death by execution or under torture after the Baathist coup in 1963.