Abdul Jabbar Shanshal
General Abdul Jabbar Khalil Shanshal al-Bakri (Arabic: ولد عبد الجبار خليل شنشل البكري) (1920 – 20 September 2014) was an Iraqi senior officer and war minister for a very long period of time, also he held the position of minister of military affairs and chief of staff.
Colonel General Abdul Jabbar Shanshal | |
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عبد الجبار شنشل | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office May 1989 – December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Adnan Khairallah |
| Succeeded by | Saadi Toma Abbas |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Army and the Armed Forces | |
| In office 1970–1984 | |
| Member of the Regional Command of the Iraqi Regional Branch | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ولد عبد الجبار خليل شنشل البكري Abdul Jabbar Khalil Shanshal al-Bakri 1920 Mosul, Mandatory Iraq |
| Died | 20 September 2014 (aged 93–94) Amman, Jordan |
| Resting place | Iraqi Army Martyrs Cemetery |
| Political party | Iraqi Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
| Parent | Hassan Abd al-Majid |
| Nickname | "Abu Muthanna" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Iraq |
| Branch/service | Iraqi Army |
| Years of service | 1940–2003 |
| Rank | General officer |
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He graduated from the Iraqi military college in Baghdad in 1940 (cycle 18)
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