Colonel General
Othman al-Ghanmi
Portrait of Othman al-Ghanmi
Minister of the Interior
Assumed office
20 May 2022
Chief of the General Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces
In office
2017–2020
Personal details
Born1958 (age 6566)
NationalityIraqi
Known forIraqi Interior Minister
Military service
Allegiance Iraq
Branch/service Iraqi Army
Rank Colonel General
CommandsChief of Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces

Othman al-Ghanmi (born 1958) is the Interior Minister of Iraq since May 2020. He is a former officer in the Iraqi Army and its chief of staff from 2017 to 2020.[1][2] In 2014 he was appointed deputy chief of staff, having formerly led the Mid Euphrates Command.[3] On 27 July 2019, he received the Legion of Merit from the United States Armed Forces and became first Republic of Iraq citizen to receive this award.

References

  1. Monday Feb 20, 2017 9:55am (February 20, 2017). "Iraqi Chief of Staff General Othman al-Ghanimi welcomes U.S. Defense • The Foreign Desk". Foreigndesknews.com. Retrieved May 1, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Rasheed, Ahmed (April 30, 2017). "Iraqi commander says to complete capture of Mosul in May". Reuters. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. "Gen. Ghanimi nominated Deputy Chief of Staff". November 12, 2014.


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