Saddamiyat al-Mitla' (Arabic: قضاء صدامية المطلاع‎‎) was a district in Basrah Governorate during the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait 1990-1991. The formation of the district was announced on August 28, 1990.[1][2] The name sought to honour the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.[2] Whilst the rest of Kuwait was annexed as the 19th governorate of Iraq, the strategic northern parts of Kuwait was annexed as the Saddamiyat al-Mitla' district as part of the Basrah Governorate.[1]