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Mohamed Samir Abdel Aziz Ghonim (

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: العميد محمد سمير عبد العزيز غنيم; known as Mohamed Samir) is the

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of the Egyptian Armed Forces. Samir finished his studies at Egypt's military academy in 1988 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

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Qualifications

Civil

* Bachelor of Commerce from

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Military

* Bachelor of Military Sciences from the

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. * The inevitable Educational brigades of

infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...

Unit. * Basic Paratrooper Jump course. * International Shooting course. * Small Arms shooting course. * Snipers' teaching course. * Guarding and terrorism countering course. * Advanced Infantry course from the United States. * Regional Security challenges course from the United States. * Military Diplomacy course from Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

Main Commands

* Commander of (Platoon, Company, Battalion). * Member of the teaching staff in the infantry institute. * Military observer in the

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. * Military Attaché in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

Orders, decorations and medals

* Military Duty Decoration, First Class. * Longevity & Exemplary Medal. * Silver Jubilee of October War Medal. * Golden Jubilee of the 23rd of July Revolution. * Silver Jubilee of The Liberation Of Sinai Medal. * 25 January Revolution Medal. *

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. * Physical efficiency Medal from the

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References

External links

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Egyptian military officers Spokespersons Egyptian Muslims Living people Egyptian expatriates in the United States Year of birth missing (living people) Egyptian Military Academy alumni {{Egypt-mil-bio-stub