Mostafa El-Shazly

Mostafa El-Shazly
Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command
In office
October 1987 – December 1990
PresidentHosni Mubarak
Preceded byAdel Khalil
Succeeded byZaher Abd El-Rahman
Personal details
Born17 September 1934
Military service
Allegiance Egypt
Branch/service Air Defense Forces
Years of service1955-1990
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit8th 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 :

  1. ^ El-Shazly, Mostafa. "Biography of Mostafa El-Shazly". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2013.