Iwao Matsuda | |
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| Born | 23 February 1895 Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 26 March 1979 (aged 84) |
| Allegiance |  Empire of Japan |
| Service |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1916–1945 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles / wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Iwao Matsuda (松田 巌, Matsuda Iwao, 23 February 1895 – 26 March 1979) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding Japanese ground forces in the Southwest Pacific during the closing months of World War II.