Vice Admiral Mohab Mamish ( ar, مهاب مميش; born 6 August 1948) was the chairman of the

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. He was the

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of the

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from 27 September 2007 until August 2012. He was also a member of the

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which ''de facto'' governed Egypt after the

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Biography

Mamish graduated from the Egyptian Naval Academy in 1969. He served as an anti-submarine specialist in the 1973 War. He received a

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ship from the Nasser Military Academy in 1977. He has received additional military training in the United Kingdom (1980), the

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(1983, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2004), the

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(1987–1989), China (1992),

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(1999), and

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(2002). He has received many

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s, including the medal of long and Meritorious Service, of Longevity, of Duty, of the 6th of October, of the Egyptian Navy, of the 20th Anniversary of the July Revolution, of the 25th of April, of October Warriors, of Superior Service, 23 July 50th Anniversary, and the Silver Jubilee of Sinai Liberation. He is married, with two daughters.

References

1948 births Living people Egyptian Navy admirals Members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces {{Egypt-mil-bio-stub