Mohamed Samir

Mohamed Samir

2nd Spokesperson for the Egyptian Armed Forces
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2014
President	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Prime Minister	Ibrahim Mahlab
Preceded by	Ahmed Mohammed Ali

Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Service/branch	Egyptian Army
Years of service	1 July 1988–present
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	Infantry
Battles/wars	Sinai insurgency

Brigadier General Mohamed Samir Abdel Aziz Ghonim (Arabic: العميد محمد سمير عبد العزيز غنيم; known as Mohamed Samir) is the spokesperson of the Egyptian Armed Forces.

Samir finished his studies at Egypt's military academy in 1988 ^[1] before he served in the Egyptian army's infantry corps, where he held various positions, including battalion commander. He then assumed a position with the military college's teaching facility, in addition to serving as a military attaché in UAE.

Qualifications

Civil

Bachelor of Commerce from Ain Shams University

Military

Bachelor of Military Sciences from the military academy.^[2]
The inevitable Educational brigades of infantry Unit.^[2]
Basic Paratrooper Jump course.^[2]
International Shooting course.^[2]
Small Arms shooting course.^[2]
Snipers' teaching course.^[2]
Guarding and terrorism countering course.^[2]
Advanced Infantry course from the United States.^[2]
Regional Security challenges course from the United States.^[2]
Military Diplomacy course from Geneva Centre for Security Policy.^[2]

Main Commands

Commander of (Platoon, Company, Battalion).^[2]
Member of the teaching staff in the infantry institute.^[2]
Military observer in the United Nations.^[2]
Military Attaché in Abu Dhabi, UAE.^[1]

Orders, decorations and medals

Military Duty Decoration, First Class.^[2]
Longevity & Exemplary Medal.^[2]
Silver Jubilee of October War Medal.^[2]
Golden Jubilee of the 23rd of July Revolution.^[2]
Silver Jubilee of The Liberation Of Sinai Medal.^[2]
25 January Revolution Medal.^[2]
United Nations Medal.^[1]
Physical efficiency Medal from the US Army.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 "New military spokesperson appointed". Egyptian Independent.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Sedki Sobhi appoints new spokesperson".

External links

Military offices
Preceded by Ahmed Mohammed Ali	Spokesperson of the Egyptian Armed Forces 2014–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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