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:

References

  1. Hamdy, El-Said. "Biography of El-Said Hamdy". http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/airdef/m3.htm. Retrieved 15 July 2013. External link in |work= (help)
Military offices
Preceded by
Helmy Afify Abd El-Bar
Commander of the Egyptian Air Defence Forces
December 1979 – January 1986
Succeeded by
Adel Khalil
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