Mahmoud Freihat

Mahmoud Freihat
Mahmoud Freihat in 2017
Native name
محمود فريحات
Born (1960-01-01) January 1, 1960 (age 64)
Jerash, Jordan
AllegianceJordan
Service / branchJordanian Armed Forces
AwardsLegion of Merit

Lieutenant General Mahmoud Freihat (born in 1960, Jerash)[1] is a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces. Freihat was appointed to this position on 2 October 2016 and served until 24 July 2019.[2]

He earned his military commission from Jordan's Royal Military Academy in 1980 and later earned graduate degrees from the United Kingdom's Royal College of Defence Studies and King's College London.[3]

  1. ^ "Freihat appointed chairman of the joint chiefs of staff". The Jordan Times. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Freihat appointed chairman of the joint chiefs of staff". The Jordan Times. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Freihat appointed chairman of the joint chiefs of staff". The Jordan Times. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.