Chief of the General Staff (Iraq)

The chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iraq (Arabic: رئاسة اركان الجيش العراقي, romanized: riasat arkan aljaysh aleiraqiu; Kurdish: سه‌رۆک ئه‌رکانی سوپای عێراق) 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 General Staff
Arabic: رئاسة اركان الجيش
Coat of arms of the Republic of Iraq
Incumbent
Colonel General Abdel Emir Yarallah
since 8 June 2020
Ministry of Defense
Member ofArmed Forces of Iraq
Reports toMinistry of Defense
SeatGreen Zone, Baghdad
AppointerPrime Minister of Iraq
Formation6 Jan 1921
First holderSaleh Saeb
Websitemod.mil.iq

Since 8 June 2020, the current chief of the General Staff is General Abdel Emir Yarallah.[2]

List of chiefs of the General Staff

Kingdom of Iraq

No. Portrait Chief of Staff of the Armed ForcesTook officeLeft office
1
Saleh Saeb
SaebColonel General
Saleh Saeb
(1898–1993)
19441951
2
Nur Ad-Din Mahmud
MahmudColonel General
Nur Ad-Din Mahmud
(1899–1981)
19511953
3
Hussain Maki Khammas
KhammasMajor General
Hussain Maki Khammas
(-–-)
19531954
4
Rafiq Arif
ArifLieutenant General
Rafiq Arif
(1908–1992)
19541958

Republic of Iraq (1958-2003)

No. Portrait Chief of Staff of the Armed ForcesTook officeLeft office
1
Ahmed Saleh Al-Abdi
AbdiMajor General
Ahmed Saleh Al-Abdi
(1912–1968)
19581963
2
Tahir Yahya
YahyaLieutenant General
Tahir Yahya
(1916–1986)
19631963
3
Abdul Rahman Arif
ArifLieutenant General
Abdul Rahman Arif
(1916–2007)
19631966
4
Hamudi Mahdi
MahdiMajor General
Hamudi Mahdi
(1916–2007)
19661967
5
Ibrahim Faisal Al-Ansari
AnsariMajor General
Ibrahim Faisal Al-Ansari
(1920–2010)
19671968
6
Hammad Shihab
ShihabLieutenant General
Hammad Shihab
(1922–1973)
19681970
7
Abdul Jabbar Shanshal
ShanshalLieutenant General
Abdul Jabbar Shanshal
(1920–2014)
19701984
8
Abdul Jawad Dhanuun
DhanuunLieutenant General
Abdul Jawad Dhanuun
(1936–2020)
19841986
9
Saad Eddin Aziz Mustafa
MustafaLieutenant General
Saad Eddin Aziz Mustafa
(born 1938)
19861987
10
Nizar Al-Khazraji
KhazrajiLieutenant General
Nizar Al-Khazraji
(born 1938)
19871990
11
Hussein Rashid
RashidColonel General
Hussein Rashid
(born 1940)
19901991
12
Iyad Futayyih
FutayyihColonel General
Iyad Futayyih
(1942–2018)
19911995
13
Sultan Hashim
HashimColonel General
Sultan Hashim
(1945–2020)
19951995
14
Abdul Wahid Shannan
ShannanColonel General
Abdul Wahid Shannan
(born 1944)
19951999
15
Ibrahim Abdul Sattar
SattarLieutenant General
Ibrahim Abdul Sattar
(1950–2010)
19992003

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