The chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iraq (Arabic: رئاسة اركان الجيش العراقي, romanized: riasat arkan aljaysh aleiraqiu; 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.
| Chief of the Iraqi General Staff | |
|---|---|
| رئاسة اركان الجيش (Arabic) | |
 Coat of arms of the Iraqi General Staff | |
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| Armed Forces of Iraq | |
| Reports to | Minister of Defense |
| Seat | Green Zone, Baghdad |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Iraq |
| Formation | 6 January 1921 |
| First holder | Nuri al-Said |
| Website | Official website |
Since 8 June 2020, the current chief of the General Staff is General Abdel Emir Yarallah.[2]
List of officeholders
editKingdom of Iraq (1921–1958)
edit| No. | Photo | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | 
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Lieutenant general Nuri al-Said (1888–1958) |
6 January 1921 | 20 November 1922 | 1 year, 318 days | [3] |
| 2 | 
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Lieutenant general Taha al-Hashimi (1888–1961) |
20 November 1922 | 28 July 1924 | 1 year, 251 days | |
| In 1924, the position of Chief of Staff of the Army was abolished and his duties were transferred to the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.[4][5] | ||||||
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Lieutenant general Nuri al-Said (1888–1958) as Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
28 July 1924 | 28 May 1928 | 3 years, 305 days | [6] |
| Position reinstated 1928 | ||||||
| 2 |
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Lieutenant general Taha al-Hashimi (1888–1961) |
28 May 1928 | 29 October 1936 | 8 years, 154 days | |
| 3 | 
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Lieutenant general Bakr Sidqi (1890–1937) |
29 October 1936 | 11 August 1937 X | 286 days | |
| 4 | 
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Lieutenant general Abdul Latif Nouri (1888–1957) |
15 August 1937 | 22 August 1937 | 7 days | [7][8] |
| 5 | 
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Lieutenant general Hussein Fawzi (1889–?) |
22 August 1937 | 20 February 1940 | 2 years, 182 days | [9][10] |
| 6 | 
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Lieutenant general Amin Zaki Suleiman (1884–1971) |
25 February 1940 | 29 May 1941 | 1 year, 93 days | |
| 7 | 
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Lieutenant general Mohammed Amin Ahmed Al-Omari |
29 May 1941 | 2 June 1941 | 4 days | |
| 8 | 
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Lieutenant general Ismail Namik |
2 June 1941 | 20 December 1944 | 3 years, 201 days | [11] |
| 9 |
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General Saleh Saeb al-Jubouri (1898–1993) |
20 December 1944 | 18 August 1951 | 6 years, 241 days | [12] |
| 10 | 
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General Nureddin Mahmud (1899–1981) |
18 August 1951 | 29 January 1953 | 1 year, 164 days | [12] |
| 11 | 
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Major general Hussein Makki Khammas |
29 January 1953 | 17 September 1953 | 231 days | [12] |
| 12 | 
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Lieutenant general Rafik Arif (1908–1992) |
17 September 1953 | 14 July 1958 | 4 years, 300 days | [12] |
First Iraqi Republic (1958–1968)
edit| No. | Photo | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 |
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Lieutenant general Ahmed Saleh al-Abdi (1912–1968) |
14 July 1958 | 8 February 1963 | 4 years, 209 days | [12] |
| 2 | 
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Lieutenant general Tahir Yahya (1916–1986) |
8 February 1963 | 20 November 1963 | 285 days | [12] |
| 3 | 
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Lieutenant general Abdul Rahman Arif (1916–2007) |
20 November 1963 | 15 April 1966 | 2 years, 146 days | [12] |
| 4 |
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Lieutenant general Hamudi Mahdi |
15 April 1966 | 17 July 1967 | 1 year, 93 days | [12] |
| 5 | 
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Major general Ibrahim Faisal Ansari (1920–2010) |
17 July 1967 | 5 August 1968 | 1 year, 19 days | [12] |
Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003)
edit| No. | Photo | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | 
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Lieutenant general Hammad Shihab (1922–1973) |
5 August 1968 | 3 April 1970 | 1 year, 241 days | [12] |
| 2 | 
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General Abdul Jabbar Shanshal (1920–2014) |
3 April 1970 | 15 January 1984 | 13 years, 287 days | [12] |
| 3 | 
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General Abdul Jawad Dhanuun (1936–2020) |
15 January 1984 | 1986 | 1–2 years | [12] |
| 4 | 
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Major general Saaduddin Aziz Mustafa |
1986 | 25 July 1987 | 0–1 years | [12] |
| 5 | 
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General Nizar Al-Khazraji (born 1936) |
25 July 1987 | 19 September 1990 | 3 years, 56 days | [12] |
| 6 | 
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General Hussein Rashid (born 1940) |
19 September 1990 | 1991 | 0–1 years | [12] |
| 7 | 
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General Iyad Futayyih (1942–2018) |
1991 | 1995 | 3–4 years | [12] |
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General Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai (1945–2020) |
1995 | 18 July 1995 | 0 years | [12] |
| 9 | 
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General Abdul-Wahid Shannan ar-Ribat (born 1944) |
18 July 1995 | 1999 | 3–4 years | [12] |
| 10 |
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General Ibrahim Ahmad Abd al-Sattar (1950–2010) |
1999 | 9 April 2003 | 3–4 years | [12] |
| On 23 May 2003, the Iraqi Army was dissolved, and all of its officers and personnel were discharged. It was later re-established on 8 August 2003. | ||||||
Republic of Iraq (2003–present)
edit| No. | Photo | Name (born–died) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | 
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General Babaker Zebari (born 1947) |
8 August 2003 | 29 June 2015 | 11 years, 325 days | [13] |
| 2 | 
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General Othman al-Ghanmi (born 1958) |
29 June 2015 | 7 May 2020 | 4 years, 313 days | [14][15] [16][17] |
| 3 |
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General Abdel Emir Yarallah (born 1964) |
7 May 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 204 days | [18][19] |
See also
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References
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- ^ Ṭāhā, al-Hāshimī; Hāshimī, Ṭāhā (1967). Memoirs of Taha al-Hashimi, 1919-1943. With an investigation and introduction to the history of modern Iraq: 1919-1943. Dar al-Tali'ah. Pp. 87. Archived from the original on 2023-02-20.
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- ^ History of the Iraqi Army Hassan Hussein Baghdad 1977, p. 55
- ^ Fawzi and the Mays Revolution, Fouad Abdul Razzaq al-Dujaili, Al-Sabah newspaper, 5/25/2016
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