Mostafa El-Shazly Explained

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

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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 :

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography of Mostafa El-Shazly . mmc.gov.eg . 15 July 2013 . El-Shazly . Mostafa . https://web.archive.org/web/20070303073530/http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/airdef/m5.htm . 3 March 2007 . dead .