Baghdad, Iraq ? Saddam Hussein’s wife and eldest daughter are among 41 people on the Iraqi government’s most wanted list, along with the new leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, a top official announced Sunday.

National security adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie also said the former al-Qaida boss, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, had been buried secretly in Baghdad despite his family’s demand that the body be returned to Jordan. Al-Zarqawi died June 7 from a U.S. airstrike northeast of Baghdad.

Al-Rubaie told reporters the government was releasing the most wanted list “so that our people can know their enemies.”

Saddam’s wife, Sajida Khairallah Tulfah, was No. 17, just behind the ousted leader’s eldest daughter, Raghad. Sajida is believed to be in Qatar, and Raghad lives in Jordan, where she was given refuge by King Abdullah II.

“We have contacted all the neighboring countries and they know what we want. Some of these countries are cooperating with us,” al-Rubaie said. “We will chase them inside and outside Iraq. We will chase them one after the other.”

Iraqi officials have long alleged that Saddam’s relatives who fled the country have been financing insurgent groups linked to the former ruling Baath party. Raghad has played a leading role in organizing her father’s legal defense against charges stemming from his 23-year rule.

The No. 1 spot on the list went to Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, formerly Saddam’s top lieutenant and the highest-ranking regime figure to elude capture. The U.S. has offered $10 million for al-Douri, who is alleged to be among the key organizers of the insurgency.

Although U.S. and Iraqi officials often draw attention to religious extremists in the insurgency, such as the members of al-Qaida in Iraq, most of those on the list had close links to Saddam’s regime. They include Baath party leaders, intelligence officials and Republican Guard officers.

No. 30 on the list is Abu Ayyub al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, who was endorsed by Osama bin Laden as leader of al-Qaida’s operations in Iraq in an audiotape posted Saturday on the Internet.

The government offered a $50,000 reward for al-Masri. Last week, the U.S. administration approved a reward up to $5 million for al-Masri, who is believed to be Egyptian.