John Bagot Glubb

Lieutenant-General Sir John Bagot Glubb KCB CMG DSO OBE MC KStJ KPM
Glubb in 1953
Nickname(s)	Glubb Pasha
Born	(1897-04-16)16 April 1897 Preston, Lancashire, England
Died	17 March 1986(1986-03-17) (aged 88) Mayfield, East Sussex, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom  Jordan
Years of service	1915–1956
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Royal Engineers
Commands	Arab Legion
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Anglo-Iraqi War Syria–Lebanon Campaign 1948 Arab–Israeli War
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Other work	Author

Lieutenant-General Sir John Bagot Glubb, KCB, CMG, DSO, OBE, MC, KStJ, KPM (16 April 1897 – 17 March 1986), known as Glubb Pasha (Arabic: غلوب باشا) and Abu Hunaik (Arabic: أبو حنيك) by the Jordanians, was a British soldier, scholar, and author, who led and trained Transjordan's Arab Legion between 1939 and 1956 as its commanding general. During the First World War, he served in France. Glubb has been described as an "integral tool in the maintenance of British control."^[1]