Mahir Abd al-Rashid
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Maher Abd al-Rashid (Arabic: ماهر عبد الرشيد) was an Iraqi military officer and member of the Al-Bu Nasir tribe.[1] Rashid rose to prominence during the Iran-Iraq War, and was regarded as one of Saddam's best generals,[2] serving as Chief-of-Staff of the Iraqis after being brought out of retirement, which he had been forced into in 1983.[3][unreliable source?] Rashid also played a prominent role in helping Iraq to regain her initiative during the war. Not all assessments of Rashid were so kind, and Ra'ad al-Hamdani refers to him as "one of the dumbest generals in the army".[4]
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Colonel General Maher Abd al-Rashid | |
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Native name | ماهر عبد الرشيد |
Born | 24 July 1942 Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq |
Died | 29 June 2014 (aged 71) Sulaymaniyah, Iraq |
Allegiance | Ba'athist Iraq |
Service/ | Iraqi Ground Forces |
Years of service | 1963–2003 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Commands held | 3rd Army |
Battles/wars | |
Children | Ali (son) Abdullah (son) Sahar (daughter) |
Relations | Maj. Gen. Taher Abdul Rashid (brother) Marwan (nephew) Qusay Hussein (son-in-law) |
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