John Bagot Glubb

Lieutenant-General

Sir John Bagot Glubb

KCB CMG DSO OBE MC KStJ KPM
Lieutenant-General; Sir John Bagot Glubb; KCB CMG DSO OBE MC KStJ KPM
	Glubb in 1953
Nickname	Glubb Pasha
Born	16 April 1897; Preston, Lancashire, England
Died	17 March 1986 (aged 88); Mayfield, East Sussex, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom; Emirate of Transjordan; Jordan
Service years	1915–1956
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Unit	Royal Engineers
Commands	Arab Legion
Conflicts	First World War Western Front; ; Ikhwan revolt; Second World War Middle Eastern theatre Anglo-Iraqi War; Syria–Lebanon Campaign; ; ; 1948 Arab–Israeli War;
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Distinguished Service Order; Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Children	Godfrey Peter Manley Glubb, known as Faris Glubb
Other work	Author

Sir John Bagot Glubb KCB CMG DSO OBE MC KStJ KPM (16 April 1897 – 17 March 1986), also known as Glubb Pasha (Arabic: كلوب باشا) and Abu Hunaik (by the Jordanians), was a British military officer who led and trained Transjordan's Arab Legion between 1939 and 1956 as its commanding general. He served in World War I, the Ikhwan revolt, World War II and the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.