Abdul Munim Riad

Abdul Munim Riad
Born	(1919-10-22)22 October 1919 Tanta, Sultanate of Egypt
Died	9 March 1969(1969-03-09) (aged 49) Suez Canal zone, United Arab Republic
Allegiance	Kingdom of Egypt (1938–1953) Republic of Egypt (1953–1958)  United Arab Republic (1958–1969)
Years of service	1938–1969
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles / wars	Second World War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Suez Crisis Six Day War War of Attrition †

Abdul Munim Riad (Arabic: ;عبد المنعم رياض 22 October 1919 – 9 March 1969) was an Egyptian military officer and the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces from 1967 to 1969. He commanded the Jordanian Armed Forces during the 1967 Six-Day War and later led the Egyptian forces in the War of Attrition, where he and several of his aides were killed in action in 1969. His death on 9 March is observed as Egyptian Martyrs' Day [ar] (Arabic: يوم الشهيد).^[1]