Chief of the General Staff (Iraq)
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Chief of the General Staff | |
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Arabic: رئاسة اركان الجيش | |
![]() Coat of arms of the Republic of Iraq | |
Ministry of Defense | |
Member of | Armed Forces of Iraq |
Reports to | Ministry of Defense |
Seat | Green Zone, Baghdad |
Appointer | Prime Minister of Iraq |
Formation | 6 Jan 1921 |
First holder | Saleh Saeb |
Website | mod.mil.iq |
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iraq (Arabic: رئاسة اركان الجيش العراقي) is the chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iraq. He is appointed by the Prime Minister of Iraq, who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates to the period of the Independence of Iraq.[1] Up until 2003, the Chief of Staff was the second most senior officer in the Armed Forces behind the Minister of Defence.
The current Chief of the General Staff is General Abdel Emir Yarallah, since 8 June 2020.[2]
List of Chiefs of the General Staff
Kingdom of Iraq
No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces | Took office | Left office |
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1 | Saleh Saeb (1898–1993) | Colonel General1944 | 1951 | |
2 | Nur Ad-Din Mahmud (1899–1981) | Colonel General1951 | 1953 | |
3 | Hussain Maki Khammas (-–-) | Major General1953 | 1954 | |
4 | Rafiq Arif (1908–1992) | Lieutenant General1954 | 1958 |
Republic of Iraq (1958-2003)
No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces | Took office | Left office |
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1 | Ahmed Saleh Al-Abdi (1912–1968) | Major General1958 | 1963 | |
2 | Tahir Yahya (1916–1986) | Lieutenant General1963 | 1963 | |
3 | Abdul Rahman Arif (1916–2007) | Lieutenant General1963 | 1966 | |
4 | Hamudi Mahdi (1916–2007) | Major General1966 | 1967 | |
5 | Ibrahim Faisal Al-Ansari (1920–2010) | Major General1967 | 1968 | |
6 | Hammad Shihab (1922–1973) | Lieutenant General1968 | 1970 | |
7 | Abdul Jabbar Shanshal (1920–2014) | Lieutenant General1970 | 1984 | |
8 | Abdul Jawad Dhanuun (1936–2020) | Lieutenant General1984 | 1986 | |
9 | Saad Eddin Aziz Mustafa (born 1938) | Lieutenant General1986 | 1987 | |
10 | Nizar Al-Khazraji (born 1938) | Lieutenant General1987 | 1990 | |
11 | Hussein Rashid (born 1940) | Colonel General1990 | 1991 | |
12 | Ayad Futayyih (1942–2018) | Colonel General1991 | 1995 | |
13 | Sultan Hashim (1945–2020) | Colonel General1995 | 1995 | |
14 | Abdul Wahid Shannan (born 1944) | Colonel General1995 | 1999 | |
15 | Ibrahim Abdul Sattar (1950–2010) | Lieutenant General1999 | 2003 |
References
- ^ "في ذكرى تأسيسه.. تعرف على أبرز محطات الجيش العراقي". كركوك ناو. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
- ^ "الكاظمي يعين مجموعة جديدة من المسؤولين في مناصب عليا". الشرق الأوسط (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-01-07.