Younes Hamed

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 65)
Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Military service
Allegiance Egypt
Branch/service Egyptian Air Force
Years of service1979-2018
RankAir Marshal

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]

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

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Decorations and Medals

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

References

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  1. ^ "Ministries Directory". Egyptian Govt Services.
  2. ^ "Meet Egypt's 12 new ministers in PM Mostafa Madbouly's cabinet". Ahram Online. 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ Egypt's Morsi appoints new navy, air force and air defence commanders, Ahram Online, 14 August 2012.
  4. ^ Ahmed Aboul Enein, Al-Sisi decides on new SCAF formation, Daily News Egypt, September 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Head of US Air Forces Central Command visits Egypt - Politics - Egypt".
  6. ^ "Meet Egypt's 12 new ministers in PM Mostafa Madbouly's cabinet". Ahram Online. June 14, 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the Egyptian Air Force
2012 – 2018
Succeeded by