Mashour Haditha Al-Jazy

Mashour Haditha al-Jazy (1928-2001) was a Jordanian Lieutenant General who is mostly known for his participation in the Six-Day War and the Battle of Karameh.[1][2][3]

Mashour Haditha Al-Jazy
Native name
مشهور حديثة الجازي
Birth nameMashour Haditha Al-Jazy
Born(1928-01-01)1 January 1928
Ma'an, Transjordan
Died6 November 2001(2001-11-06) (aged 73)
Amman, Jordan
Buried
Jordan
Allegiance Jordan
Service/branch Royal Jordanian Army
Years of service1943-1970
RankLieutenant General
Unit40th Armored Battalion
Battles/warsFirst Arab-Israeli War
Six-Day War
Battle of Karameh
Mashour Haditha Al-Jazy and King Hussein atop an abandoned Israeli Centurion tank in the aftermath of the Battle of Karameh.

References edit

  1. ^ "Obituaries - Deaths Elsewhere - Mashour Haditha al-Jazy". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  2. ^ El-Tahri, Jihan (5 March 1998). The Fifty Years War. Penguin UK. ISBN 9780141937151. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  3. ^ "Mashhoor Haditheh AlJazy - About Mashhoor Haditheh - Military Life". Mashhoorhaditheh.com. Retrieved 2015-10-25.