| Honorific Prefix: | Brigadier General |
| Adib al-Jarf | |
| Native Name: | أديب الجرف |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Birth Date: | May 6, 1946 |
| Death Date: | October 26, 2021 |
| Birth Place: | Salamiyah, Syria |
| Death Place: | Salamiyah |
| Death Cause: | Complications from COVID-19 |
| Serviceyears: | 1964–1990s |
| Rank: | Brigadier General |
| Battles: | October War |
| Awards: | Hero of the Syrian Arab Republic Order of Civil Merit |
Adib Ajib al-Jarf (6 May 1946 –) was a Syrian fighter pilot ace and military officer, who was awarded the for shooting down several Israeli aircraft in the 1973 October War.
Adib al-Jarf was born in Salamiyah in 1946. He joined the Kuweires Military Aviation Institute and served in the Air Force as a combat pilot in the combat aviation branch on the Soviet MiG-21 fighter.[1]
He began his service with the rank of pilot officer student in 1964 and retired with the rank of brigadier general. In the October War, he shot down seven Israeli planes: two French-made Mirage jets and five F-4 Phantom planes. One of the planes was shot down over Ramlet al-Baida in the Lebanese capital Beirut, and another on the road to Bikfaya. During his service, he received several medals, including the coveted & the Order of Civil Merit of the Syrian Arab Republic.[2]
Al-Jarf is also noted to be the youngest individual to reach a flag officer rank in the Syrian Arab Armed Forces.
Al-Jarf later passed away from COVID-19 in his hometown of Salamiya in 2021.[3]