Ra'ad al-Hamdani
Ra'ad Majid Rashid al-Hamdani (Arabic: رعد مجيد الحمداني) is a retired Iraqi military officer and former General of the Iraqi Republican Guard, and was one of Saddam Hussein's favourite officers.
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Hamdani in 2009 | |
Native name | رعد مجيد الحمداني |
Born | Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq | 8 November 1951
Allegiance | Iraq |
Service/ | Iraqi Army |
Years of service | 1966–2003 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Unit | Republican Guard |
Commands held | 2nd Republican Guard Corps |
Battles/wars | First Iraqi–Kurdish War Yom Kippur War Second Iraqi–Kurdish War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Iraq War |
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