Maher Abd al-Rashid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMaher Abd al-Rashid
former prominent Iraqi General
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Place of Birth: Tikrit, Saladin Governorate, Iraq
About Maher Abd al-Rashid
- Maher Abd al-Rashid (Arabic: ???? ??? ??????) was a General of the Iraqi army and a member of the Al-Bu Nasir tribe.
- Rashid rose to prominence during the Iran-Iraq war, and was regarded as one of Saddam's best generals, serving as Chief-of-Staff of the Iraqis after being brought out of retirement, which he had been forced into in 1983.
- 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".
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