Mohammed Aly Fahmy

Mohammed Aly Fahmy
Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces
In office
3 January 1975 – 4 October 1978
PresidentAnwar Sadat
Preceded byMohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy
Succeeded byAhmed Badawi
Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command
In office
September 1968 – January 1975
PresidentGamal Abdel Nasser
Anwar Sadat
Preceded byTitle created
Succeeded byHelmy Afify Abd El-Bar
Personal details
Born11 October 1920
Cairo
Died11 September 1999(1999-09-11) (aged 78)
AwardsMedal of Military Duty
Military service
Allegiance Egypt
Branch/service Air Defense Forces
Years of service1940–1978
Rank Field Marshal
Unit12th Cavalry

Mohammed Aly Fahmy (11 October 1920 – 11 September 1999) was an Egyptian field marshal, known as the "Father of the Egyptian Air Defense".