Younes Hamed

Air Marshal Younes Hamed Al-Masri (Arabic: يونس حامد; born 15 August 1959) is the minister of Civil Aviation,[1] and was the Commander of the Egyptian Air Force from 2012 until 2018.[2]

Younes Al Sayed Hamed Al Masry
يونس السيد حامد المصري
11th Minister of Civil Aviation
In office
14 June 2018  21 June 2018
Prime MinisterMostafa Madbouly
Preceded bySherif Fathi
Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Air Force
In office
14 August 2012  14 June 2018
PresidentMohamed Morsi
Adly Mansour (Acting)
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Preceded byReda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed
Personal details
Born15 August 1959 (1959-08-15) (age 61)
Military service
Allegiance Egypt
Branch/service Egyptian Air Force
Years of service1979-2018
RankAir Marshal

Hamed graduated from the Egyptian Air Academy on 16 December 1979. During his service in the Egyptian Air Force he was the commander of a flying squadron, an air brigade commander and an air area commander.

He was appointed to the post by President Mohamed Morsi on 14 August 2012, succeeding Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed.[3] He is a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which was reorganized in September 2012.[4] On 4 November 2013 he was promoted to the rank of air marshal. In 2015, he met with US Lieutenant General Charles Q. Brown Jr. to discuss military cooperation between Egypt and the United States.[5] On 14 June 2018, he was appointed as the new Minister of Civil Aviation in Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's new cabinet.[6]

Military education

Decorations and Medals

  • Longevity and Exemplary Medal
  • Military Duty Decoration, Second Class
  • Military Duty Decoration, First Class
  • Distinguished Service Decoration
  • 25 January Revolution Medal

References

Military offices
Preceded by
Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed
Commander of the Egyptian Air Force
2012 – 2018
Succeeded by
Mohamed Abbas Helmy
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.