Alwan Hassoun Alwan al-Abousi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Iraqi general
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Place of Birth: Basra, Basra Governorate, Iraq
About Alwan Hassoun Alwan al-Abousi
- Alwan Al-Abousi (born December 12, 1944) is a retired Iraqi Air Force Major General.
- He was born in Basra, Iraq and attended to join the Iraqi Air Force Academy in 1961 and was commissioned as a MiG-17 fighter pilot in 1965.
- He graduated with a B.Sc in Aviation Science from the Egyptian Air Force Academy in 1970.
- Subsequently, he received an MA in military science from 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.
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