Abdul Munim Riad

Military Commander

1919 – 1969

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Who was Abdul Munim Riad?

Abdul Munim Riad was a general and chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces. He was killed along with several of his aides in an Israeli mortar attack on 9 March 1969. Riad commanded the Jordanian forces in the 1967 Six-Day War.

The day Riad and his colleagues were killed is commemorated in Egypt as Martyrs' Day.

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Born
Oct 22, 1919
Tanta
Religion
  • Sunni Islam
Died
Mar 9, 1969
Suez Canal

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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