Abdul-Wahid Shannan ar-Ribat | |
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 Ribat in the late 1980s, as Commander of the Iraqi Army's 6th Corps. | |
| Native name | عبد الواحد شنان آل رباط |
| Born | 12 April 1944 Samawah, Iraq |
| Allegiance | Ba'athist Iraq |
| Service | Iraqi Army |
| Years of service | 1964–2003 |
| Rank |  Colonel general |
| Commands | 12th Armored division
39th mountaineers division 29th infantry division 11th infantry division Baghdad division from the Republican Guards 6th Corps 4th Corps The Chief of staff of the Iraqi army (1995-1999) |
| Battles / wars | Iran–Iraq War |
Abdul-Wahid Shannan ar-Ribat (Arabic: عبد الواحد شنان آل رباط) is a former Iraqi Army general.
Ribat, a Shiite, is from the city of Samawah in Muthanna province. He served as Governor of Nineveh from 17 September 1993 to 13 December 1995, during the reign of Saddam Hussein.[1] He then served as Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Army (from 1995 to 1999).[2][circular reference][3]
He later went on to become the Governor of Nineveh for the 2nd term (on 8 May 2001), in which capacity he served until the appointment of the new governor by U. S. military administration on 5 May 2003 (after U. S. military occupation of the territory of Iraq, as a result of 2003 invasion of Iraq).[4][5]
- ^ "Governors and administrators in Nineveh Governorate//Official site of Nineveh Governorate (translation into English)".
- ^ "Chief of the General Staff (Iraq)//Wikipedia".
- ^ "مقتل قياديين من المسلحين أحدهما رئيس أركان الجيش في عهد صدام حسين بالموصل". Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Governors and administrators in Nineveh Governorate//Official site of Nineveh Governorate (translation into English)".
- ^ "IRAQI REGIONAL COMMANDS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2014.