Latif Yahia
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Latif Yahia is an Iraqi former army officer best known for claiming to have been forced to serve as a body double for Uday Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latif Yahia canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9510021 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Latif Yahia Context triple: [Dominic Cooper, portrayed, Latif Yahia]
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A.
Hassan Aref
Hassan Aref was a prominent physicist and engineer known for his pioneering contributions to fluid dynamics, particularly in vortex dynamics and chaotic advection.
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B.
Hisham Tawfiq
Hisham Tawfiq is an American actor best known for his role as Dembe Zuma on the television series "The Blacklist."
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C.
Zakaria Mohieddin
Zakaria Mohieddin was an Egyptian military officer and politician who played a key role in the 1952 revolution and later served in senior positions under President Gamal Abdel Nasser, including as vice president and prime minister.
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D.
Abdelaziz Hamid
Abdelaziz Hamid is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Hamid.
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E.
Sonallah Ibrahim
Sonallah Ibrahim is a prominent Egyptian novelist and short story writer known for his politically charged, experimental works that critique authoritarianism and social injustice in the Arab world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Latif Yahia Target entity description: Latif Yahia is an Iraqi former army officer best known for claiming to have been forced to serve as a body double for Uday Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein.
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A.
Hassan Aref
Hassan Aref was a prominent physicist and engineer known for his pioneering contributions to fluid dynamics, particularly in vortex dynamics and chaotic advection.
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B.
Hisham Tawfiq
Hisham Tawfiq is an American actor best known for his role as Dembe Zuma on the television series "The Blacklist."
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C.
Zakaria Mohieddin
Zakaria Mohieddin was an Egyptian military officer and politician who played a key role in the 1952 revolution and later served in senior positions under President Gamal Abdel Nasser, including as vice president and prime minister.
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D.
Abdelaziz Hamid
Abdelaziz Hamid is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Hamid.
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E.
Sonallah Ibrahim
Sonallah Ibrahim is a prominent Egyptian novelist and short story writer known for his politically charged, experimental works that critique authoritarianism and social injustice in the Arab world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iraqi military officer
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person ⓘ political dissident ⓘ |
| allegedRole | body double of Uday Hussein ⓘ |
| allegedServiceFor |
Saddam Hussein family
ⓘ
linked to:
Hussein family
Uday Hussein ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Iraqi Ba’ath Party regime
ⓘ
linked to:
Ba'athist Iraq
Saddam Hussein ⓘ Uday Hussein ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Devil’s Double (film) is based on his accounts ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Iraq ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical writing
ⓘ
political memoir ⓘ |
| hasClaim |
He underwent surgery and training to resemble Uday Hussein
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linked to:
Uday Hussein
He was forced to serve as a body double for Uday Hussein ⓘ |
| hasControversy | disputes over the veracity of his body-double claims ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
Iraqi politics under Ba’ath Party rule
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psychology of dictatorships ⓘ |
| hasThemeInWork |
identity and impersonation
ⓘ
violence and corruption in authoritarian regimes ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance |
news programs discussing Iraq under Saddam
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television documentaries about Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Iraqi Army ⓘ |
| name | Latif Yahia ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
defection from Iraq
ⓘ
public criticism of Saddam Hussein’s regime ⓘ |
| notableFor | claiming to have been a body double for Uday Hussein ⓘ |
| notableWork |
I Was Saddam's Son
ⓘ
The Black Hole ⓘ The Devil’s Double ⓘ
linked to:
The Devil's Double
|
| occupation |
army officer
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author ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| opposes |
Saddam Hussein regime
ⓘ
linked to:
Ba'athist Iraq
Uday Hussein ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Europe
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ |
| positionHeld | officer in the Iraqi Army ⓘ |
| speaksAbout |
human rights abuses under Saddam Hussein
ⓘ
life inside Saddam Hussein’s inner circle ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Devil’s Double (2011 film)
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linked to:
The Devil's Double
media interviews about Saddam Hussein’s inner circle ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
his alleged experiences as Uday Hussein’s double
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repression in Iraq under Saddam Hussein ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Latif Yahia Description of subject: Latif Yahia is an Iraqi former army officer best known for claiming to have been forced to serve as a body double for Uday Hussein, son of Saddam Hussein.
Referenced by (4)
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