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.

Ra'ad Majid Rashid al-Hamdani
Hamdani in 2009
Native name
رعد مجيد الحمداني
Born (1951-11-08) 8 November 1951
Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
Allegiance Iraq
Service/branchIraqi Army
Years of service1966–2003
Rank Lieutenant general
UnitRepublican Guard
Commands held2nd Republican Guard Corps
Battles/warsFirst Iraqi–Kurdish War
Yom Kippur War
Second Iraqi–Kurdish War
Iran–Iraq War
Gulf War
Iraq War
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