Mostafa El-Shazly | |
Office1: | Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command |
Term Start1: | October 1987 |
Term End1: | December 1990 |
Predecessor1: | Adel Khalil |
Successor1: | Zaher Abd El-Rahman |
President1: | Hosni Mubarak |
Birth Date: | 17 September 1934 |
Allegiance: | Egypt |
Branch: | Air Defense Forces |
Serviceyears: | 1955-1990 |
Rank: | Lieutenant General |
Unit: | 8th Armoured Battalion |
Graduated from the Military College in March 1955 and commissioned in an armoured regiment. Was a principal staff officer (GSO-II) in an Armoured brigade in Yemen. Completed Air Defense officer's course in 1969. Commanded an SA-2 and SA-3 Battalion between 1969 and 1973, and a SAM Brigade between 1973 and 1977.Commander of the Air Defence Forces from Oct.1987 to Dec.1990.
Major Activities:
Commanding a Brigade of Air Defence units during 6 October war.Augmenting Chaparral missile system to the Air defence forces.Continuing the studies of applying the automation system to Air Defence forces.Participated in the following wars :