Hussein Rashid

Colonel General

Hussein Rashid Mohammed al-Tikriti
Colonel General; Hussein Rashid Mohammed al-Tikriti
Native name	حسين رشيد محمد التكريتي
Born	January 1, 1940 (age 84); Khezamia, Tikrit, Kingdom of Iraq
Conviction(s)	War crimes; Crimes against humanity
Criminal penalty	Death; commuted to life imprisonment
Allegiance	Iraq
Service/branch	Iraqi Army
Years of service	1962–2003
Rank	Colonel General
Battles/wars	Six-Day War; Yom Kippur War; Iran-Iraq War; Gulf War; 1991 uprising in Iraq; 2003 Invasion of Iraq;

Hussein Rashid Mohammed al-Tikriti (Arabic: حسين رشيد محمد التكريتي) is a former Iraqi military commander, who formerly served as the General Secretary of the General Command of the Armed Forces of Iraq.

While fiercely loyal to Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, Rashid was also a tough and competent commander.^[1] 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.^[2]

^ Jerrold, M. Post (2004). Leaders and Their Followers in a Dangerous World: The Psychology of Political Behavior. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780801441691. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ Pollack, Kenneth M. (2019). Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 30. ISBN 9780190906962. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

[1] Jerrold, M. Post (2004). Leaders and Their Followers in a Dangerous World: The Psychology of Political Behavior. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780801441691. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

[Pollack-2] Pollack, Kenneth M. (2019). Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 30. ISBN 9780190906962. Retrieved 25 April 2022.

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