Maurizio Rava

Maurizio Rava
Rava during World War I
Governor of Italian Somaliland
In office 1 July 1931 – 6 March 1935
Monarch	Victor Emmanuel III
Prime Minister	Benito Mussolini
Preceded by	Guido Corni
Succeeded by	Rodolfo Graziani
Personal details
Born	(1878-01-31)31 January 1878 Milan, Italy
Died	22 January 1941(1941-01-22) (aged 62) Rome, Italy
Nationality	Italian-Jewish
Political party	National Fascist Party
Other political affiliations	Italian Nationalist Association
Children	Carlo Enrico Rava [it]
Alma mater	Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma
Occupation	Painter journalist writer soldier politician
Awards	Medal of Military Valor Silver Bronze
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Italy
Branch/service	Royal Italian Army  Blackshirts
Rank	Brigadier general
Battles/wars	World War I Italian front World War II Western Desert campaign Operation Compass

Maurizio Rava (31 January 1878 – 22 January 1941) was an Italian-Jewish painter, journalist, writer, soldier and politician. He was a general in the Royal Italian Army, and served as the governor of Italian Somaliland from 1 July 1931 to 6 March 1935.