Allegiance Jordan Rank General officer Role Military Officer | Name Ahmad Aladdin Years of service 1953-1997 | |
Born June 20, 1933Ajloun, Jordan ( 1933-06-20 ) Commands held King Talal 3rd Mechanized Brigade 1970-74 Special Operations Division 1974-1984 Jordanian Northern Command 1984-1991Vice Chief of the General Staff 1991-1993 Royal Jordanian Army 1993-1997 Battles/wars Six Day WarBlack September in Jordan Died November 17, 2014, Germany Battles and wars Six-Day War, Black September in Jordan | ||
Service/branch Royal Jordanian Army | ||
Yakam, General Ahmad Aladdin اللواء احمد علاءالدين Noxchi Lom
Ahmad Aladdin Arslan (died 17 November 2014) was a Jordanian military leader from Chechen descent. He attained the rank of Major General. He was of the Alleroy Teip(Clan). He was the only officer to have received the Jordanian Order of Military Gallantary "Wisam al-Iqdam al-Askari" twice. He was famous for leading the response to the 1976 terrorist attack on the Amman InterContinental Hotel.
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Death and burial
Aladdin was en route to receive medical treatment in Germany when he died during the flight, aged 72. He was subsequently buried on 19 November 2014 in the Chechen Cemetery in the city of Zarqa. He was buried with military honours. His funeral was attended amongst others by Prince Hashim Al Hussein, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mashal Al Zaben, King Abdullah's advisor for tribal affairs Sharif Fawaz Bin Zaben and ministers and deputies.