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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (عبد الفتاح البرهان)
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (عبد الفتاح البرهان), Sudanese army general and de facto head of state, led the 2021 coup ousting PM Hamdok and commands the SAF against the RSF in the civil war since April 2023.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egyptian president since 2014; as defense minister led the 2013 ouster of Mohamed Morsi; governs through hyperpresidential powers, military-run state capitalism, and repression; external debt rose from $46 billion to about $153 billion.
Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha
Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha (Çırpanlı Abdi Pasha, 1807–1883) was an Ottoman field commander and statesman who led the Rumeli army on the Danube front in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878.
Abu Lulu
Abu Lulu, born Al-Fateh Abdullah Idris and called the "Butcher of El Fasher", is a Sudanese Rapid Support Forces brigadier general filmed executing captives in October 2025.
Ali Hassan al-Majid (علي حسن المجيد)
Ali Hassan al-Majid (علي حسن المجيد), "Chemical Ali", Saddam Hussein's cousin and Iraqi general, headed the General Security Service, directed the 1988 Anfal genocide against the Kurds, governed occupied Kuwait, and was hanged in 2010 after genocide convictions.
Ali Noureddine al-Naasan
Ali Noureddine al-Naasan (علي نور الدين النعسان), nicknamed Abu Hamza, is a Syrian major general and chief of the General Staff since January 2025; a former Syrian Arab Army officer who defected in 2011, he commanded HTS's Second Division and helped lead the offensive that toppled Assad.
Amin al-Hafiz (أمين الحافظ)
Amin al-Hafiz (أمين الحافظ), 1921–2009, Syrian Sunni general who led Syria's first Ba'athist government 1963–1966, nationalized banks, executed spy Eli Cohen, and was deposed by Salah Jadid's February 1966 coup.
Ariel Sharon (אריאל שרון)
Ariel Sharon (אריאל שרון, born Ariel Scheinermann, 1928–2014) was an Israeli general and the 11th prime minister, 2001–2006. Known for Unit 101, the 1973 Suez crossing, the 1982 Lebanon war and Kahan Commission removal, and the 2005 Gaza disengagement before his fatal stroke.
Asaf Hamami (אסף חממי)
Asaf Hamami (אסף חממי), 1982–2023, IDF colonel commanding the Gaza Division's Southern Brigade; first officer to declare war on October 7, killed at Kibbutz Nirim, body held in Gaza until November 2025.
Basil al-Assad (باسل الأسد)
Basil al-Assad, the eldest son of Hafez al-Assad, was the expected heir apparent who died in 1994. He was also a medal-winning horseman and Syrian army major.
Beni Aharon (בני אהרון)
Beni Aharon (בני אהארוץ) is an IDF armored corps brigadier general who commanded the 401st Armored Brigade from 2022 to 2024 and has led Division 146 since 2025.
Chaim Herzog (חיים הרצוג)
Chaim Herzog (חיים הרצוג), Irish-born Israeli major general, diplomat and sixth President of Israel (1983–1993), head of IDF military intelligence, UN ambassador who tore up Resolution 3379, father of President Isaac Herzog.
Ebrahim Zolfaghari
Ebrahim Zolfaghari (ابراهیم ذوالفقاری), also spelled Ibrahim Zolfaghari, is an IRGC-affiliated Iranian officer and spokesperson of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Iran's joint military command, prominent in the 2026 US-Israel-Iran war and the subject of disproven Israeli AI-persona claims.
Ella Waweya
Ella Waweya (إيلا واوية), "Captain Ella," is a Muslim Arab IDF lieutenant colonel from Qalansawe who became the Israeli military's Arabic-language spokesperson in February 2026, replacing Avichay Adraee.
Enver Pasha
Enver Pasha (Enver Paşa, Ismail Enver, 1881-1922), Ottoman war minister and Young Turk triumvir, led the empire into World War I with Germany, commanded the disastrous Sarikamish campaign, and died fighting in Central Asia in 1922.
Ferhad Şamî
Ferhad Şamî, also known as Farhad Shami, is a Syrian Kurdish journalist who serves as spokesperson for the Syrian Democratic Forces and directs its media center.
Ghiath Dalla
Ghiath Dalla (غياث سليمان دلا), Syrian brigadier general born 1971 in Beit Yashout, Latakia; commanded the Fourth Division's 42nd Brigade, founded Quwat al-Ghaith, was US-sanctioned in 2020 and UN/EU-designated in 2025, and now leads the Military Council for the Liberation of Syria.
Gholamreza Soleimani (غلامرضا سلیمانی)
Gholamreza Soleimani (غلامرضا سلیمانی) was an Iranian brigadier general and commander of the Basij, the IRGC's internal security force, who was killed in a strike in Tehran in March 2026.
Herzi Halevi
Herzi Halevi (הרצי הלוי), Israeli general, 23rd IDF Chief of Staff from 16 January 2023 to March 2025; led the army through the October 7 Hamas attack, took responsibility for its failures, and resigned, succeeded by Eyal Zamir.
Hossein Salami (حسین سلامی)
Hossein Salami (حسین سلامی) was an Iranian major general and commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from April 2019 until he was killed in Israeli strikes on 13 June 2025.
Hussein Kamel al-Majid
Hussein Kamel al-Majid (حسين كامل المجيد), Iraqi lieutenant general, Saddam Hussein's cousin and son-in-law, headed Iraq's WMD programs, defected to Jordan in August 1995, prompted major UN disclosures, and was killed in Iraq in 1996 after returning.
Israel Tal (ישראל טל)
Israel Tal (ישראל טל, "Talik"), 1924–2010, IDF major general, Armored Corps commander 1964–1969, Six Day War division commander, deputy Chief of Staff in 1973, and father of the Merkava tank.
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (عزت إبراهيم الدوري)
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri (عزت إبراهيم الدوري), born 1942 in Ad Dawr, Iraq, was vice-chairman of Saddam Hussein's Revolutionary Command Council 1979-2003, then led the Ba'athist Naqshbandi Army insurgency until his death in 2020.
Jonathan Conricus
Jonathan Conricus, Swedish-Israeli retired IDF lieutenant colonel, International Spokesperson 2017-2021; combat commander in Lebanon and Gaza, first IDF officer at UN HQ, later senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Khalifa Haftar
Khalifa Haftar (خليفة حفتر), born 1943 in Ajdabiya, is Libya's eastern field marshal commanding the LAAF; a 1969 coup officer, ex-CIA-backed exile, and head of a family military dynasty with sons Saddam, Khaled and Belgassem in key posts.
Khamis Gaddafi (خميس القذافي)
Khamis Gaddafi (خميس القذافي), son of Muammar Gaddafi, commanded Libya's elite 32nd Reinforced Brigade (Khamis Brigade) and served as national security advisor; repeatedly reported killed in 2011, his death was confirmed in October 2011.
Maher al-Assad (ماهر الأسد)
Maher al-Assad (ماهر الأسد), born 1968, is Bashar al-Assad's younger brother and former commander of Syria's Republican Guard and Fourth Armoured Division, who led crackdowns from 2011, was sanctioned by the US and EU, fled to Russia in December 2024, and was sentenced to death in absentia in August 2026.
Majid Ebn-e-Reza
Seyed Majid Ebn al-Reza (Majid Ebn-e-Reza) is an Iranian brigadier general and acting defense minister since March 2, 2026, appointed after Aziz Nasirzadeh was killed in US-Israeli strikes; he oversees ceasefire policy and indigenous missile and drone development.
Majid Khademi
Majid Khademi (مجید خادمی), born 1962, IRGC counterintelligence officer; led MODAFL intelligence protection (2018), IRGC-IPO (2022), and IRGC Intelligence Organization (June 2025); killed in US-Israeli strikes April 6, 2026; distinct from Ali Mohammad Khademi.
Majid Mousavi (مجید موسوی)
Majid Mousavi (مجید موسوی), full name Seyed Hossein Mousavi Eftekhari, is an IRGC brigadier general commanding the Aerospace Force since June 2025, succeeding the killed Amir Ali Hajizadeh; former deputy commander, sanctioned, wartime spokesman for Operation Nasr-2.