COMMANDER // 1940–2008
Hisham Sabah al-Fakhri
Lifespan
1940 – 2008
Active service 1985–1986 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 45.
Profile
Hisham Sabah al-Fakhri was a senior Iraqi field commander. He was commander of the Fourth Army Corps in 1983, 1985 and of the Sixth Army Corps from 1984 to 1986. He is sometimes cited as "one of the heroes of the war against Iran" during the Iran–Iraq War.
Battles (2)
1985
Operation BadrIran–Iraq War · Iraq
1986