Hatem Abdul Fatah Saber, formerly known as The Unknown Commander, was an Egyptian Army

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, who served as the commander of

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and the

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's most important military units. Previous to this assignment Saber served as the Supervisor of the Egyptian military special unites. Colonel Saber was known as the unknown commander due to his position's secrecy after appearing in military photos wearing a mask. His military career was ended in 2013 after multiple injuries. Currently, he serves as an adviser to the minister of defence,

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Sedki Sobhi Sedki Sobhy Sayyid Ahmad ( ar, صدقى صبحى سيد أحمد ) (born 12 December 1955) is an Egyptian politician and former General who was Minister of Defence of Egypt from 2014 until 2018. Sobhy previously served as the Chief of Sta ...

. Saber was honored by

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Career

Military education

* Bachelor of military science from the

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; specialization:

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- Sa'ka. * Sa'ka course. * Airborne course. * Frogmen course. * Counter-International terrorism course. * Intelligence course. * Negotiating with terrorists course. * Securing VIPs course.

Main Command Positions

* Chief of operations,

. * Chief of operations,

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. * Military Intelligence and reconnaissance officer. * Supervisor, The Egyptian military special unites. * Martial Arts' Trainer, Special forces of Egypt.

Awards

* Military Duty Decoration, First Class. * 25 January medal.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saber, Hatem 1970 births Living people Egyptian military officers Egyptian military personnel