Abdul Munim Riad (1919-1969) (Arabic: عبد المنعم رياض) was a general and chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces. He was killed along with several of his aides in an Israeli mortar attack on March 9 1969. Riad commanded the Jordanian forces in the 1967 Six-Day War.
The day he was killed on was announced by Egypt as the Martyr day of Egypt.
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Date of birth:
- 1919
Date of death:
- 1969 (age 50 years)
