Abdul Qadir Obeidi

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Abdul Qadir Al-Obeidi
31st Defence Minister of Iraq
In office June 2006 – December 2010
President	Jalal Talabani
Prime Minister	Nouri al-Maliki
Preceded by	Saadoun al-Dulaimi
Succeeded by	Nouri al-Maliki (acting)
General Commander of the Iraqi Ground Forces (IGF)
In office 2004–2006
President	Jalal Talabani
Prime Minister	Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Lt. General Ali Ghaidan Majid
General Commander of the Iraqi Armored Corps
In office 1988–1991
Iraqi Institute of Armored Sciences Dean
In office 1986–1988
Personal details
Born	1947 (age 76–77) Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq
Political party	Independent
Children	5
Alma mater	Iraqi Military Academy, Camp Rustamiyah1968/ class 47 Vystrel Russian Military Academy, M.S (Soviet Union) 1975. Iraqi Staff College, M.S1979.
Profession	Military Officer (Tanker), Politician
Awards	6 medals of honor
Military service
Allegiance	Iraq
Branch/service	Iraqi Army / Iraqi Armed Forces
Years of service	1966–1994 1994–2003 (court martialled) 2003–2006
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Iran-Iraq War

General Abdulqadir Mohammed Jassim Al-Mafraji (/ˌæbdʊlˈkɑːdər ˌɑːmɪˈfɑːrdʒi/ ^ⓘ AB-duul-KAH-dər AH-mif-AR-jee; Arabic: عبدالقادر محمد جاسم المفرجي; born 1947) commonly known as Abdul Qadir Al-Obeidi or Obeidi (Arabic: عبد القادر العبيدي, was the 31st Defence Minister of Iraq in the Council of Ministers of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki from June 2006 to December 2010.