Air Marshal Younes Hamed Al-Masri ( ar, يونس حامد; born 15 August 1959) is the Minister of Civil Aviation, and was the Commander of the

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from 2012 until 2018. Hamed graduated from the

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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

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. He is a member of the

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, which was reorganized in September 2012. On 4 November 2013 he was promoted to the rank of air marshal. In 2015, he met with US Lieutenant General

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to discuss military cooperation between Egypt and the United States. On 14 June 2018, he was appointed as the new Minister of Civil Aviation in

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Mostafa Madbouly Mostafa Kamal Madbouly ( ar, مصطفى كمال مدبولي; born 28 April 1966) is the Prime Minister of Egypt, serving since 2018. He was appointed by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to succeed Sherif Ismail following his government's resignat ...

's new cabinet.

Military education

* Bachelor of aviation and military sciences * Destructive capabilities' Course * M.A. of military sciences from the Egyptian Command and Staff College * War Course, Fellowship of the Higher War College, Nasser's Military Sciences Academy * Crisis Management, Nasser's Military Sciences Academy

Decorations and Medals

* 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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