6 Women Behind The Worst Men — This World Has Ever Seen

The influence of not-so-famous ladies in life of cruel dictators.

From the time of Adam and Eve till date, men and women have been part of each other. This bond is considered the strongest after blood relationship in many cultures and traditions.

Throughout history, we have seen women playing their roles to better their men. It doesn’t matter if the man was doing good or bad.

This doesn’t mean that men can’t be successful on their own, but a woman’s influence on a man’s life is undeniable.

For some women around the world, life is not so easy — and being the wife of someone famous like a politician, dictator, or drug dealer brings problems of its own.

Below brought together are the stories of some women behind the worst men in history.

1. Ko Yong-Hui, Wife Of Kim Jong-II

It is hard to get much information about Ko because North Korea functions. Still, there are some facts that you should know about Ko. She was born in Japan as a daughter of a Korean father and a Japanese mother.

Ko was one of the four women who came into Kim Jong-Il’s life, and she is the mother of the current ruler of North Korea, Kim Jong-Un.

Ko and Kim met in 1972 and had their first child nine years after. Many believe Ko had influenced Kim Jong-Ill in some of his political matters.

Ko died in 2004 in Paris because of breast cancer.

2. Amal Al-Sadah, Wife Of Osama Bin Laden

Amal Al Sadah was the fifth wife of a former leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden. Amal was Yemeni, and she was 18 years old when she got married to Osama. They both had a daughter named Safiyah.

Amal was not the only wife of a terrorist. She was a true admirer of Osama. On one occasion, Osama to Amal to leave Afghanistan because things were getting bad, but she chose to stay instead.

Amal was shot in the leg by an American soldier in a military operation against her husband, and in which he (Osama bin laden) was killed.

3. Eva Braun, Hitler’s Wife

Eva Braun, a Munich-born German lady, was the wife of the worst man in history, Adolf Hitler. Eva first met Hitler when she was 17 — the difference between both was around 23 years.

Both started seeing each other after the death of Hitler’s mistress. Not much was known about their relationship until the Winter Olympics of 1936 when Eva sat very near Hitler.

However, the most interesting part is Hitler and Eva were married only for 40 hours. Yup, that’s right, just 40 hours. The couple committed suicide; Eva did it with cyanide and Hitler with a gun.

This was not the first time Eva tried to kill herself — she attempted suicide twice before, first in 1932 and second in 1935.

4. Safia Farkash Wife Of Muammer Gaddafi

Safia Farkash was the wife of Muammar Gaddafi, an ousted leader of Libya. Not much is known about her origin — some says she was Libyan, and others say she is Bosnian.

Safia was a nurse by profession, and she met Gaddafi while he was hospitalized in 1970. Both were married for 41 years until the Arab spring of 2011 when Gaddafi was assassinated. Safia had six children with Gaddafi and two others who were adopted.

Safia Farkash fled to Algeria after Gaddafi’s assassination, and she lives there as a refugee now.

5. Nadezhda Alliluyeva Wife Of Joseph Stalin

Nadezhda Alliluyeva, born in 1901 in Russia, was the wife of the former leader of the Russian Federation, Joseph Stalin.

Alliluyeva’s family was the one who provided Stalin with shelter and food during his day of Siberian exile.

Nadezhda first met Stalin when she was only 10 years old. After the revolution of 1917, she became the personal secretary of Stalin, and they both got married in 1919 when Stalin was 39 and Nadezhda was 18, and she had two children with Joseph Stalin.

Their marriage started having issues very early. Stalin’s short temper abusive approach didn’t help. Later, Nadezhda started to have some psychological and mental health issues. In 1932 after being married to Stalin, she chose the most extreme way and committed suicide.

6. Sajida Talfah, Wife of Saddam Hussein

Sajida Talfah was one of the three wives of the former leader of Iraq, Saddam Hussein. Sajida was born in 1940, and she was her biological cousin of Saddam.

Sajida and Saddam got married in 1958, and both had five children. After being married for 50 years, Saddam, in 1986, married another lady named Samira Shahbandar.

This made Sajida and her son Uday upset. In the fit of rage, Uday killed Saddam’s own bodyguard Kamel Hana Gegeo, believing him to be the one who introduced his father to Samira.

Sajida was not someone who would often appear in public, and not much is still known of her. Sajida left Iraq and went to Qatar when the bombing in Iraq started.

Final Words

Behind every successful man, there is a woman. This quote explains a lot of it. Or let’s say it this way behind every successful man, there is a woman who builds a foundation from the bricks thrown by others.

Women in all cultures and traditions are a symbol of respect, but as far the above list goes, historians have mixed opinions. As being the backbone of their family and moral support for their husbands, the women mentioned above did play their part in tyranny.

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