Hussein Rashid
Colonel General Hussein Rashid Mohammed al-Tikriti | |
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| Native name | حسين رشيد محمد التكريتي |
| Born | January 1, 1940 Khezamia, Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Convictions | War crimes Crimes against humanity |
| Criminal penalty | Death; commuted to life imprisonment |
| Allegiance | Iraqi Republic (1962–1968) Ba'athist Iraq (1968–2003) |
| Branch | Iraqi Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1962–2003 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Battles / wars | |
Hussein Rashid Mohammed al-Tikriti (Arabic: حسين رشيد محمد التكريتي; 1 January 1940) is an Iraqi former military officer who formerly served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces under the rule of Saddam Hussein.
A fierce loyalist to Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, Rashid was also a tough and competent general. Middle Eastern military and political affairs analyst Kenneth M. Pollack listed Rashid as an example of Arab generals in recent decades who had proven to be "first-rate generals", listing him alongside Syria's Ali Aslan and Jordan's Zaid ibn Shaker.