Mashour Haditha Al-Jazy

Mashour Haditha al-Jazy (1 January 1928 – 6 November 2001) was a Jordanian military officer and Chief of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces from 1970 to 1971. He is best known for his participation in the Six-Day War and the Battle of Karameh.^[1][2]

Jazy was from Bedouin ancestry, born to the Howeitat, a large Judhami tribe, in Ma'an, Emirate of Transjordan. He and joined the Badia forces on 28 June 1943, and in 1946, he joined the cultural wing at Abdali Center. After his graduation he was stationed with the Second Infantry Battalion. In 1958, he received a bachelor's degree in military science from the Pakistani Military Staff College, and took part in several courses in armored brigade training in the United States. al-Jazy was commander of the 40th Armored Brigade and later commander of the First Brigade.

When in March 1968 Jordanian intelligence received word that Israeli forces were preparing to carry out an incursion into the village of Karameh, in the Jordan Valley, al-Jazy, now a colonel, relayed the information to the leaders of Palestinian groups in the country, including Yasser Arafat. Israel wanted to punish Jordan for hosting Palestinian fedayeen by occupying the Jordanian Salt Heights and rendering them into a "security buffer zone" for Israel.^[3] On 21 March 1968, Israeli troops advanced into Jordan and tanks crossed the King's bridge. al-Jazy, with combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), defeated the Israel army at Karameh and forced the enemy out.

En 1970, fue jefe de Estado Mayor de las Fuerzas Armadas Jordanas y nombrado asesor privado del rey Hussein . ^{[ 4 ]} El 28 de noviembre de 1971, las autoridades jordanas trasladaron a Al-Jazy a la ciudad de Al Husseinieh, ubicada entre Amán y Aqaba . Esta decisión se tomó para proteger a la influyente tribu Huwaitat , a la que pertenecía. Se le pidió a Al-Jazy que permaneciera con su tribu, considerada una de las más grandes de Jordania. ^{[ 5 ]} Tras su retiro militar, Al-Jazy fundó en 1975 Al Jazy Shipping And Forwarding , convirtiéndose en agente de la empresa alemana Hellmann Worldwide Logistics . ^{[ 6 ]} Al-Jazy falleció de neumonía a los 73 años en Amán el 6 de noviembre de 2001. ^{[ 7 ]}

• Orden del Mérito Siria de Tercer Grado
• Medalla de defensa
• Operaciones militares
• Servicio público en Palestina
• Medalla Al Kawkab de Segunda Orden
• Medalla de la Independencia de Primera Orden
• Aniversario de guerra
• Reconocimiento a la dedicación en el servicio
• Batalla de Al Karamah
• La victoria británica
• Medalla de la Independencia de Tercera Orden
• Medalla del Cedro Libanés – Nivel Comandante
• La Medalla de la Estrella de Jerusalén Palestina