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General Othman al-Ghanmi
Portrait of Othman al-Ghanmi
Minister of the Interior
In office 7 May 2020 – 27 October 2022
Preceded by	Yasin Tahir al-Yaseri
Succeeded by	Abdul Amir al-Shammari
Chief of the General Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces
In office 2015–2020
Preceded by	Babaker Zebari
Succeeded by	Abdul Amir Yarallah
Personal details
Born	Othman Ali Farhoud Mushir Al-Ghanimi, 1958 (age 65–66) Afak, Qadisiyah, Iraq
Nationality	Iraq
Military service
Allegiance	Iraq
Branch/service	Iraqi Army
Rank	General
Commands	Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces

Othman al-Ghanmi (born 1958) is a former military officer with the rank of General in the Iraqi Ground Forces, who served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from 2015 to 2020.^[1][2] He was the Minister of Interior during 2020-2022. On 27 July 2019, he received the Legion of Merit from the United States Armed Forces and became the first Republic of Iraq citizen to receive the award.

Al-Ghanimi was born in 1958 in Sumer, Afak District, Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate.

In 2014 he was appointed deputy chief of staff, having formerly led the Mid Euphrates Command.^[3]

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