Othman al-Ghanmi

{{Short description|Iraqi politician}}

{{Use American English|date = November 2020}}

{{Use mdy dates|date = November 2020}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Othman al-Ghanmi

| image = Othman al-Ghanmi 2020.png

| caption = Portrait of Othman al-Ghanmi

| birth_name = Othman Ali Farhoud Mushir Al-Ghanimi, {{birth year and age|1958}}

| birth_place = Afak, Qadisiyah, Iraq

| nationality = Iraq

| known_for =

| office = Minister of the Interior

| term_start = 7 May 2020

| term_end = 27 October 2022

| predecessor = Yasin Tahir al-Yaseri

| successor = Abdul Amir al-Shammari

| commands = Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces

| rank = 25px General

| allegiance = {{flag|Iraq}}

| branch = 25px Iraqi Army

| honorific_prefix = General

| office2 = Chief of the General Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces

| term_start2 = 2015

| term_end2 = 2020

| predecessor2 = Babaker Zebari

| successor2 = Abdul Amir Yarallah

}}

Othman al-Ghanmi (born 1958) is a former Iraqi army general who served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from 2015 to 2020.{{cite web|author=Monday Feb 20, 2017 9:55am|url=http://www.foreigndesknews.com/news/politics/trumps-defense-chief-were/attachment/iraqi-chief-of-staff-general-othman-al-ghanimi-welcomes-u-s-defense/|title=Iraqi Chief of Staff General Othman al-Ghanimi welcomes U.S. Defense • The Foreign Desk|publisher=Foreigndesknews.com|date=2017-02-20|accessdate=2017-05-01}}{{cite news|last=Rasheed|first=Ahmed|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-mosul-idUSKBN17W0DG?il=0|title=Iraqi commander says to complete capture of Mosul in May|work=Reuters|date=April 30, 2017|accessdate=2017-05-01}} 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.