El-Said Hamdy
| El-Said Hamdy | |
|---|---|
| Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command | |
| In office December 1979 – January 1986 | |
| President | Anwar Sadat |
| Preceded by | Helmy Afify Abd El-Bar |
| Succeeded by | Adel Khalil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 February 1928 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Egypt |
| Service/branch |  Air Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1948-1986 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 17th Horse Artillery |
| Commands | Air Defense College (1969-1972) 2nd Air Defense Brigade (1972-1975) 3rd Air Defense Division (1975-1978) Director of Air Defense Operations and Staff (1978-79) Egyptian Air Defense Forces (1979-1986) |
El-Said Hamdy graduated from the Military College on Feb. 1948. Served in an Artillery regiment in the 1948 War. Commanded a Self-Propelled Artillery battery in the Suez War. Commander of the Air Defence Forces from Dec.1979 to Jan.1986.[1]
Major Activities:
Diversification of sources of Air Defence weapons and augmenting the following stern missiles and Radar equipment: Hawk, Amoun missiles systems, TPS 59, TPS 63 radar systems to the Air Defence forces. Starting the studies of applying command control and communication system to the Air defence forces. Participated in the following wars:
- Tribal aggression war 1956
- 1967 war
- 1973 war
References
- ↑ Hamdy, El-Said. "Biography of El-Said Hamdy". http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/airdef/m3.htm''. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Helmy Afify Abd El-Bar |
Commander of the Egyptian Air Defence Forces December 1979 – January 1986 |
Succeeded by Adel Khalil |