Wajih Al-Madani

Wajih Al Madani (; 1921–1991) was a Palestinian major general who was the first commander-in-chief of the Palestine Liberation Army (PLA). He also served as the commander of the Kuwaiti security forces and director of the Kuwait Armed Forces.

Biography Al Madani was born in Acre in 1921. After the war he attended the Sarafand British Military College in Palestine graduating as a second lieutenant in 1946.

Al Madani settled in Kuwait in 1952 where he trained the Kuwaiti army and was involved in the establishment of its units.

Al Madani was appointed the commander-in-chief of the PLA on 24 September 1964 when it was established by the Palestine Liberation Organization. This group was attached to the PLA. He served as the commander-in-chief of the PLA until 1969 when he resigned from the post.

Al Madani died in 1991.