Zaher Abd El-Rahman

Zaher Abd El-Rahman
Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command
In office December 1990 – April 1993
President	Hosni Mubarak
Preceded by	Mostafa El-Shazly
Succeeded by	Ahmed Abou Talib
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Service/branch	Air Defense Forces
Years of service	1957-1993
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	6th Combat Engineering Regiment
Commands	17th Air Defense Battallion (1973-76)
Battles/wars	Yom Kippur War

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Graduated from the Military College on Oct.1957. Commissioned in an Engineering regiment. Served as a combat engineer officer in an Engineering Battalions in Yemen. Inducted into Air Defense Forces in 1968. Completed Air Defense officer's basic course in 1969 and Higher Command course in 1971. Commander of the Air Defence Forces from Dec. 1990 to April 1993.

Major Activities:

Chief of a SAM Battalion during 6 October war. Augmenting JY-9A and TPS 59/34 radar systems to the Air defence forces. Starting the operation of Eastern sector of command, control and communication system of the Air defence forces. Participated in the following wars:

• 1967 war
• 1973 war

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