caption serviceyears laterwork branch commands birth_place allegiance birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
major general alwan al-abousi 1965 -- 2003 lawyer 25px iraqi air force director early 1988-1989 and 1995-1996 . dean of the national defense and for higher political and military studies 1989-1993 . commander of deputy air force administration 1993-1994 . wing commander of sukhoi-22 kirkuk commander air base 1978-1981 base commander kirkuk air base 1981-1983 . of base commander shaibah air base1983-1984 base commander habbaniyah air base1985-1988 iraqi veterans service -lrb- strategic reserves -rrb- 1997 . air force training basra iraq 1991 12 december 1944 al-abousi 23px major general 250px major general alwan hassoun alwan al-abousi
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major general alwan hassoun alwan al-abousi

alwan al-abousi -lrb- born december 12 , 1944 -rrb- is a retired iraqi air force major general .
he was born in basra , iraq and attended to joined the iraqi air force in 1963 and rose through the ranks .
he graduated with a ba in science aviation from the egyptian air force academy in 1966 .
subsequently , he received an ma in military sciencefrom the iraqi staff college at al-bakr university .
his foreign military training includes training in egypt , india , russia , france , and greece .
during the iran-iraq war , he served as commander of multiple squadrons , groups , and air bases .
late in the war , he became the director and deputy commander of air force training .
in the early 1990s , general abousi became the dean of the national defense for higher political and military studies , and later the commander of air force administration .
