Background
He was born into a peasant family in Baghdad, 1925.
He was born into a peasant family in Baghdad, 1925.
Ammash attended the Baghdad Military College and the Baghdad Staff College.
He joined the Ba"ath Party in 1952 and become one of the first military Ba"athists in the Iraqi Regional Branch. Ammash was elected to the Regional Command for three separate terms.
Ammash was a member of the Free Officers and Civilians Movement which toppled the Iraqi monarchy.