Abdel-Wahab al-Saadi

General

Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi
Native name
عبد الوهاب الساعدي
Born1963
Al-Thawra District, Baghdad, Iraq
Allegiance Iraq
Service / branchIraqi Counter-Terrorism Service
Years of service1983-2023
Rank General
CommandsDeputy Commander of the Counter Terrorism Command (2007-2018), Commander of the Counter Terrorism Command (2018-2019), Head of Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (2020-2023)
Battles / warsIran–Iraq War

War in Iraq

AwardsNational Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur)[1]

Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi or Saedi (Arabic: عبد الوهاب الساعدي) is an Iraqi military officer with the rank General, who played a critical role in defeating ISIS during the War in Iraq (2013–2017) and who served as the head of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service from 2020 to 2023. He received the French Legion of Honour in 2022.

  1. ^ "فرنسا تقلد رئيس جهاز مكافحة الإرهاب العراقي "وسام الشرف العالي"". ShafaqNews.