Ahmed Hamdi

Ahmed Hamdi
Personal information
Born20 May 1929
Mansoura, Egypt
Died14 October 1973(1973-10-14) (aged 44)
Suez Canal, Egypt
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 Alexandria free rifle, 300 m
Gold medal – first place 1951 Alexandria small-borne rifle, 50 m

Ahmed Hamdi (Arabic: أحمد حمدي; 20 May 1929 – 14 October 1973) was an Egyptian engineer and a general of the 3rd Army of Egypt during the Yom Kippur War. He was killed while crossing the Suez Canal with his soldiers and was awarded the Sinai star posthumously.[1][2]

  1. ^ الشهيد أحمد حمدى, موقع حرب أكتوبر
  2. ^ أوسمة الأبطال Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, إبراهيم خليل إبراهيم