Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi

General

Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi
General; Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi
Native name	عبد الوهاب الساعدي
Born	1963; Baghdad, Iraqi Republic
Allegiance	Iraq
Service / branch	Iraqi Ground Forces ; ISOF
Years of service	1983–present
Rank	General
Commands	Counter Terrorism Service
Battles / wars	Iran–Iraq War Operation Karbala-8; Battle of the Marshes; Siege of Basra; Tawakalna ala Allah Operations; ; Gulf War; Iraq War; War in Iraq (2013-17) Battle of Baiji (2014–15) (WIA); Second Battle of Tikrit; Battle of Fallujah (2016); Battle of Mosul (2016–17); Hawija offensive (2017); ;
Awards	National Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur)

Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi (Arabic: عبد الوهاب الساعدي) is an Iraqi general who served as the head of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service from 2020 to 2023. Al-Saadi rose to fame during the war against ISIS when his contributions as an Iraqi Special Operations Forces commander received much media coverage. He played a critical role in the defeat of ISIS in Iraq, and in 2022 he received the French Legion of Honour (Chevalier).