Mostafa El-Shazly
Mostafa El-Shazly | |
|---|---|
| Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command | |
| In office October 1987 – December 1990 | |
| President | Hosni Mubarak |
| Preceded by | Adel Khalil |
| Succeeded by | Zaher Abd El-Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1934 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Egypt |
| Branch/service |  Air Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1955–1990 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 8th Armoured Battalion |
Mostafa El-Shazly is an Egyptian military leader.
Career
[edit]He graduated from the Egyptian Military College in March 1955 and was commissioned in an armoured regiment. He was a principal staff officer (GSO-II) in an armoured brigade in Yemen. He completed Air Defense officer's course in 1969. He commanded an SA-2 and SA-3 Battalion between 1969 and 1973, and a SAM Brigade between 1973 and 1977. He was commander of the Air Defence Forces from Oct.1987 to Dec.1990.[1]
He commanded an Air Defence Brigade unit during the Yom Kippur War. He added the Chaparral missile system to the Air Defence forces. He continued studies of applying automation to Air Defence forces. He participated in the following wars :
References
[edit]- ^ El-Shazly, Mostafa. "Biography of Mostafa El-Shazly". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2013.