Adnan Al-Kaissie
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Adnan Al-Kaissie in the early 1970s
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| Birth name | Adnan Bin Abdul Kareem Ahmed Alkaissy El Farthie |
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| Born |
March 1, 1939 Baghdad, Iraq |
| Residence | Hopkins, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | Oklahoma State University |
| Spouse(s) | Kathy Davis (m. 1964) |
| Children | 4 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Adnan El Kaissie Billy White Wolf General Adnan Shiek Adnan Al-Kaissey |
| Billed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Billed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Billed from | Baghdad, Iraq |
| Trained by | Yvon Robert |
| Debut | 1959 |
Adnan Bin Abdul Kareem Ahmed Alkaissy El Farthie (born March 1, 1939), better known professionally as Adnan Al-Kaissie, is a former Iraqi professional wrestler and manager best known as Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey, Billy White Wolf, or General Adnan. In 1971 he defeated André the Giant in Al-Shaab Stadium in Baghdad, under the auspices of his former friend at high school Saddam Hussein. He competed in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). On December 7, 1976 he won the WWWF World tag team championship with Chief Jay Strongbow.
In 1981, Adnan Al-Kaissie joined the American Wrestling Association (AWA), in 1990 he joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF formerly WWWF), where he managed Sgt. Slaughter under the name "General Adnan". He competed at SummerSlam 1991 with his partners Sgt. Slaughter and Col. Mustafa in a Handicap match with Sid Justice as special guest referee against Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior. .
Adnan Al-Kaissy was born Adnan Bin Abdulkareem Ahmed Al-kaissy El Farthie in Baghdad, Iraq. According to his autobiography, he came from a fairly distinguished family, with his father being an imam (Muslim preacher). One of his high school classmates was Saddam Hussein (again according to the autobiography). He had an amateur wrestling career in Iraq and attended Oklahoma State University.
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