Ayad Khalil Zaki | |
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اياد خليل زكي | |
Governor of Muthanna Province | |
In office 1995–2002 | |
President | Saddam Hussein |
Personal details | |
Born | c.1944 Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
Died | 21 August 2013 (age 69) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Iraq (1956–1958) Iraqi Republic (1958–1968) Ba'athist Iraq (1968–1995) |
Branch/service | Iraqi Ground Forces |
Years of service | 1956 - 1995 |
Rank | Colonel General |
Unit | 14th Combat Engineering Regiment ( Corps of Engineers ) |
Commands | 5th Infantry Division (1984-1987) 4th Corps (1987-1991) |
Battles/wars | |
Ayad Khalil Zaki (Arabic: اياد خليل زكي) was an Iraqi military officer and Combat engineering officer in the Iraqi Army.
He served as the Iraqi field commander during the Anfal Campaign.[1] By 1990, Zaki was the Commander of the IV Corps of the Iraqi Army and was the commander of the army during the Battle of Wadi al-Batin in the Gulf War.[2]
In 1991, Zaki had been promoted to the position of Armed Forces Assistant Chief of Staff for Supplies and Logistics.[3] In early December 1994 Zaki was one of the Generals called on by Wafiq as-Samarra to revolt when Samarra defected.[4]
Zaki served as Assistant Chief of Staff until being made the Governor of Muthanna Province.[5]
Zaki left Iraq following the 2004 Invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of the Ba'athist government and traveled to Jordan [6] He died on the 22 August 2013.[7]
Zaki was a Sunni Arab from Baghdad.[4]