Abdul Munim Riad Military person

Abdul Munim Riad (1919–1969) (Arabic: عبد المنعم رياض‎) 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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Abdul Munim Riad
Birth dateOctober 22, 1919
Birth place
Gharbia Governorate , Egypt
Date of deathMarch 09, 1969
Place of death
Sinai Peninsula , United Arab Republic

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allegianceEgypt
military operations
Six-Day War
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Suez Crisis
World War II
War of Attrition

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