Jay Garner

For the actor, see Jay Garner (actor).

Jay Garner
Garner in 2003
Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance of Iraq
In office
April 21, 2003 – May 12, 2003
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded bySaddam Hussein (as President of Iraq)
Succeeded byPaul Bremer (as Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority)
Personal details
Born (1938-04-15) April 15, 1938 (age 86)
Arcadia, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationFlorida State University
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1962–1997
RankLieutenant General
Commands
Battles/wars
Awards

Jay Montgomery Garner (born April 15, 1938) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who in 2003 was appointed as Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Iraq following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, making him the immediate replacement of Saddam Hussein as the de facto head of state of Iraq.[1] Garner was soon replaced by Ambassador Paul Bremer and the ambassador's successor organization to ORHA, the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA).[2]

  1. ^ "Jay Garner: The US general waiting to replace Saddam". The Independent. April 4, 2003. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  2. ^ US arms trader to run Iraq Archived June 1, 2003, at the Wayback Machine The Observer, March 30, 2003.