Abdul Jawad Dhanuun Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Colonel General
Native Name:عبد الجواد ذنون
Native Name Lang:ar
Office:Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces
Term Start:1984
Term End:1986
Predecessor:Abdul Jabbar Shanshal
Successor:Saad Eddin Aziz Mustafa
Office3:Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch
Birth Date:1936
Birth Place:Mosul, Kingdom of Iraq
Death Date:15 November 2020
Death Place:Amman, Jordan
Birthname:Arabic: عبد الجواد ذنون
Abdul Jawad Dhanuun
Nationality:Iraqi
Party:Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Allegiance: Iraq
Serviceyears:1960–2003
Rank: Colonel General
Battles:
Office2:Director of the Directorate of General Military Intelligence

Abdul Jawad Dhanuun was a former Iraqi military officer, who formerly served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Director of Military Intelligence and the Governor of Nineveh Governorate.[1]

Early life

He was born in Mosul in 1936. He completed his secondary education in 1960 and enrolled in the Baghdad Military Academy.[2]

Military career

He graduated from the 35th cycle of the Baghdad Military Academy and obtained a Bachelor of Military Sciences. He also graduated from the 34th cycle of the Iraqi Staff College and obtained a Master of Military Sciences.

He held many leadership positions in the Iraqi Armed Forces, including Director of Military Intelligence, member of the General Command of the Armed Forces, assistant Chief of Staff for Operations Affairs, Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces, member of the Security Bureau of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, governor of Nineveh, and Commandant of the Trebil Border Crossing with Jordan.[3]

Dhanuun left Iraq after the American-led invasion in 2003 and had resided in Jordan ever since.

Death

Dhanuun passed away in Amman in 2020 from complications from COVID-19.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: صحيفة عمون : وفاة قائد الجيش العراقي الأسبق عبدالجواد ذنون في الأردن . 2024-09-15 . وكالة عمون الاخبارية.
  2. Web site: صحيفة عمون : وفاة قائد الجيش العراقي الأسبق عبدالجواد ذنون في الأردن . 2024-09-15 . وكالة عمون الاخبارية.
  3. Web site: الگاردينيا - مجلة ثقافية عامة - وفاة عبدالجواد ذنون رئيس أركان الجيش العراقي الأسبق . 2024-09-15 . algardenia.com.