Iyad Futayyih

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Colonel General Ayad Futayyih
إياد فتيح
Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces
In office 1991–1995
Preceded by	Hussein Rashid
Succeeded by	Sultan Hashim
Personal details
Born	1942 Rawa, Kingdom of Iraq
Died	18 May 2018(2018-05-18) (aged 76) Baghdad, Iraq
Awards	Order of the Two Rivers (First Class)
Military service
Allegiance	Iraq
Branch/service	Iraqi Army
Years of service	1965–2003
Rank	Colonel general
Unit	Republican Guard Jerusalem Army
Commands	Jerusalem Army Chief of Staff
Battles/wars	Iran–Iraq War Tawakalna ala Allah Operations Second Battle of Al Faw Persian Gulf War Battle of 73 Easting 2003 Invasion of Iraq

Iyad Futayyih (Arabic: إياد فتيح, romanized: ʾIyād Futayyiḥ; 1942 – 18 May 2018; also spelled Ayad Futayyih) was an Iraqi colonel general during Saddam Hussein's rule. He later served as the head of the Jerusalem Army. He started his service in the Iraqi Army as an officer in an armoured unit,^[1] later fighting in the Iran–Iraq War, receiving numerous medals and suffering a severe head wound whilst leading an Iraqi counterattack against an Iranian offensive. In all, Futayyih was awarded 27 medals during the Iran–Iraq War. He was perceived to be a staunch Saddam loyalist.^[2]