Osama El-Gendi ( ar, أسامة الجندي; born 18 January 1953) is an officer in the

Egyptian military The Egyptian Armed Forces ( arz, القُوّات المُسَلَّحَة المِصْرِيَّة, alquwwat almusalahat almisria) are the military forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt. They consist of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egypti ...

. He graduated from the Naval Academy in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

in 1973 in time to serve on a frigate as a fire direction officer during the

Yom Kippur War The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egy ...

and saw action outside the territorial waters near

Damietta Damietta ( arz, دمياط ' ; cop, ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ, Tamiati) is a port city and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt, a former bishopric and present multiple Catholic titular see. It is located at the Damietta branch, an easter ...

. On 14 August 2012, President

Mohamed Morsi Mohamed Mohamed Morsi Eissa al-AyyatThe spellings of his first and last names vary. survey of 14 news organizations plus Wikipedia in July 2012 Mohab Mamish Vice Admiral Mohab Mamish ( ar, مهاب مميش; born 6 August 1948) was the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority. He was the Commander of the Egyptian Navy from 27 September 2007 until August 2012. He was also a member of the Supreme Council ...

. He is a member of the

Supreme Council of the Armed Forces The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF; ar, المجلس الأعلى للقوات المسلحة, ', also Higher Council of the Armed Forces) is a statutory body of between 20 and 25 senior Egyptian military officers and is headed by Fi ...

Military education

* Bachelor of the Navy studies * The captain of the high seas, August's course * Specific leadership course * M.A. of military sciences and the navy studies, Egyptian Joint command college * War staff course (Naval Specialization) * Crisis Management / Negotiation course * Advanced War Course - Nasser Military Academy * Advanced Distinguished leaders Course - Nasser Military Academy. * M.A. of the global transport, The Arab academy for sciences and technology and the maritime transport.

Main commands

* Commander of Group in the Second Brigade Missile Frigates 1989-1993 * Commander of Second Brigade of Boats 1993-1997 * Chief of Operations of Red Sea Fleet 1997-2000 * Commander of Matrouh Naval Base 2000-2004 * Commander of Red Sea Fleet 2004-2008 * Commander-in-Chief of Alexandria Naval Base and Mediterranean Fleet 2008-2011 * Chief of Naval Operations 2011-2012 * Chief of staff of the

Egyptian Navy The Egyptian Navy ( ar, القوات البحرية المصرية, El-Quwwāt el-Bahareya el-Miṣriyya, Egyptian Navy Forces), also known as the Egyptian Naval Force, is the maritime branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. It is the largest navy ...

2012-

Medals and decorations

* Medal of the 25th of April * Medal of Military Duty, Second Class. * Medal of Military Duty, First Class. * Medal of Training, First Class * Distinguished Service Decoration. * Longevity and Exemplary Medal * Medal of the Egyptian Navy. * Silver Jubilee Medal of 6 October victory 25th Anniversary * Golden Jubilee Medal of 23 July 50th Anniversary * Silver Jubilee Medal of 25 April Anniversary * January 25 Medal

References

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