Glubb Pasha

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Glubb Pasha, formally Sir John Bagot Glubb, was a British soldier and colonial administrator best known for leading and organizing the Arab Legion of Transjordan in the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arabist
British Army officer
colonial administrator
human
awardReceived Order of St Michael and St George
Order of the Bath
Order of the British Empire
Order of the Jordanian Star
birthDate 1897-04-16
birthPlace Preston, Lancashire, England
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1986-03-17
deathPlace Mayfield, East Sussex, England
employer Government of Transjordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
linked to: Jordan (country)
ethnicGroup English
familyName Glubb
fieldOfWork Arab–British relations
Middle Eastern affairs
military history
fullName Sir John Bagot Glubb
linked to: John Bagot Glubb
gender male
givenName John
honorificTitle Sir
knownFor command of the Arab Legion
organizing the Arab Legion of Transjordan
languageSpoken Arabic
English
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Lieutenant general
nickname Abu Hunaik
Glubb Pasha
notableEvent dismissal by King Hussein in 1956
notableWork A Soldier with the Arabs
Britain and the Arabs
The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival
The Story of the Arab Legion
positionHeld Chief of Staff of the Arab Legion
Commander of the Arab Legion
religion Christianity
servedIn Arab Revolt in Palestine
First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II

Transjordan Frontier Force
workedFor Emir Abdullah I of Transjordan
King Hussein of Jordan

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Battle of Latrun commander Glubb Pasha
John Bagot Glubb alsoKnownAs Glubb Pasha
Glubb Pasha nickname Glubb Pasha
Latrun battles combatantCommander Glubb Pasha