Abdul Munim Riad

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this tunnel in Alexandria was named after Riad
this tunnel in Alexandria was named after Riad

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 in 1969. Riad commanded the Jordanian forces in the 1967 Six-Day War.

[edit] References

  • Mutawi, Samir (2002). Jordan in the 1967 War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-52858-5
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