Saad el-Shazly

Egyptian general (1922–2011) Saad el-Din el-ShazlyBorn(1922-04-01)1 April 1922Shubratna, Basyoun, Gharbiya, Kingdom of EgyptDied10 February 2011(2011-02-10) (aged 88)Cairo, EgyptRelativesBobby Chinn (grandson)Military careerAllegiance Egypt Kingdom of Egypt United Arab Republic Egypt Branch Egyptian ArmyService years1942–1973Rank Lieutenant GeneralNicknameThe Golden GeneralCommandsCommander of the first Paratroops Battalion in Egypt (1955–1959)Commander of the United Arab forces in UN mission to Congo (1960–1961)Military attaché in London (1961–1963)Commander of the 2nd Infantry Division (1965–1967)Commander of the Special forces Corps (Commandos & Paratroopers) (1967–1969)Commander in chief of the Third Field Army (1970–1971)Chief of staff of the Egyptian armed forces (1971–1973)ConflictsSee list World War II 1948 Arab–Israeli War Battle of Nitzanim Suez Crisis Six-Day War North Yemeni Civil War War of Attrition Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing (WIA) Yom-Kippur War Awards Order of the Sinai Star Order of the Nile (after death) Saad el-Din Mohamed el-Husseiny el-Shazly (Arabic: سعد الدين محمد الحسيني الشاذلي, IPA: [sæʕd edˈdiːn