Sultan Hashim, a defense minister who served under ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, died of a heart attack in a prison on Sunday, an official said. "Former Defense Minister Sultan Hashim died this evening after his health deteriorated following a heart attack he suffered in al-Hoot prison," said Qasim as-Saadi, a health assistant at the Health Department of Dhi Kar Governorate. Hashim had been suffering from many chronic diseases for ...