Commander of the Air Force (Egypt)

Commander of the Egyptian Air Force

قائد القوات الجوية المصرية

Incumbent
Lieutenant General Mahmoud Foaad Abd El-Gawad

since 4 October 2022

Egyptian Air Force
Status| Active
Reports to| Minister of Defense
Term length| No fixed length
Formation| 1932
First holder| Victor Hubert Tait
Deputy| Chief of Staff of the Air Defense Forces
Website| Official website

The Commander of the Air Force (Arabic: قائد القوات الجوية المصرية) is the institutional head of the Egyptian Air Force. The current commander is Lieutenant General Mahmoud Foaad Abd El-Gawad.

## List of commanders

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The following individuals have had command of the Egyptian Air Force:[1]

### Royal Egyptian Air Force

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No. | Portrait  | Commanders | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref.

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| Tait, VictorSquadron Leader
Victor Hubert Tait
(1892–1988)| 1932| 1936| 3–4 years| [2][3]

| ?| 1936| 1939| 2–3 years| .

| Islam, AliAir Fleet commander
Ali Islam
(1884–?)| 6 July 1939| 20 August 1939| 45 days| [4]

| Wahab, HassanMajor general
Hassan Mohammed Abdel Wahab
(1887–?)| 20 August 1939| 21 October 1940| 1 year, 62 days| [5]

| Muwafi, AliMajor general
Ali Muwafi
(1886–?)| 21 October 1940| 4 October 1942| 1 year, 348 days| [6]

| Taher, HassanMajor general
Hassan Hosni Taher
(1889–?)| 4 October 1942| 4 November 1944| 2 years, 31 days| [7]

| Metwaly, MohammedMajor general
Mohammed Metwaly| 8 November 1944| 11 March 1947| 2 years, 127 days| [1][8]

| Sha'arawy, MohammedMajor general
Mohammed Mustafa Sha'arawy| 11 March 1947| 23 July 1952| 5 years, 134 days| [1][9]

### Egyptian Air Force

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No. | Portrait  | Chiefs of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref.

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| Mahmoud, HassanAir Commander
Hassan Mahmoud| 30 July 1952| 22 June 1953| 357 days| [1][10]

| Mahmoud, MohamedGeneral
Mohamed Sedky Mahmoud
(1914–1984)| 23 June 1953| 19 September 1959| 6 years, 88 days| [11]

### Egyptian Air Force and Defense

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No. | Portrait  | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref.

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| Mahmoud, MohamedGeneral
Mohamed Sedky Mahmoud
(1914–1984)| 20 September 1959| 11 June 1967| 7 years, 264 days| [11]

### Egyptian Air Force

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No. | Portrait  | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref.

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| El-Ezz, MadkourAir Vice-Marshal
Madkour Ahmed Abou El-Ezz| 11 June 1967| 2 November 1967| 144 days| [12][13]

| El-Hennawy, MustafaAir Vice-Marshal
Mustafa Shalaby El Hennawy| 2 November 1967| 22 June 1969| 1 year, 232 days| [14]

| Baghdady, AliAir Vice-Marshal
Ali Mustafa Baghdady
(1922–2005)| 22 June 1969| 23 April 1972| 2 years, 306 days| [15]

| Mubarak, HosniAir Chief Marshal
Hosni Mubarak
(1928–2020)| 23 April 1972| 16 April 1975| 2 years, 358 days| .

| El Moneim, MahmoudAir Marshal
Mahmoud Shaker Abd El Moneim
(1926–1980)| 16 April 1975| 6 April 1980 †| 4 years, 356 days| [16]

| Shabana, MohammedAir Marshal
Mohammed Shabana
(born 1931)| 6 April 1980| 14 April 1982| 2 years, 8 days| [17]

| Helmy, MohammedAir Marshal
Mohamed Abd El Hamid Helmy| 14 April 1982| 15 April 1987| 5 years, 1 day| [18]

| Barakat, MohamedAir Marshal
Mohamed Alaa El Din Barakat| 15 April 1987| 6 April 1990| 2 years, 356 days| [19]

| Nasser, AhmedAir Marshal
Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser
(1934–2020)| 7 April 1990| 7 April 1996| 6 years, 1 day| [20]
10|

| Shafik, AhmedAir Marshal
Ahmed Shafik
(born 1941)| 7 April 1996| 1 March 2002| 5 years, 328 days| [21]
11|

| Shafik, AhmedAir Marshal
Magdy Galal Sharawi
(born 1946)| 1 March 2002| 20 March 2008| 6 years, 19 days| .
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| Mohamed, RedaAir Marshal
Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed
(1952–2013)| 20 March 2008| 14 August 2012| 4 years, 147 days| [22]
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| Hamed, YounesAir Marshal
Younes Hamed
(born 1959)| 14 August 2012| 14 June 2018| 5 years, 304 days| .
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| Helmy, MohamedAir Marshal
Mohamed Abbas Helmy
(born 1961)| 14 June 2018| 4 October 2022| 4 years, 112 days| [23]
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| Mahmoud El-GawadAir Marshal
Mahmoud Foaad Abd El-Gawad
(born 1966)| 4 October 2022| Incumbent| 1 year, 338 days| [24]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Air Force Commanders". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
2. ^ "Victor Herbert Bek". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
3. ^ "Air Vice-Marshal Sir Victor Tait". Air of Authority. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
4. ^ "Ali Islam". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
5. ^ "Hassan Mohammed Abdel Wahab". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
6. ^ "Ali Muwafi". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
7. ^ "Hassan Hosni Taher". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
8. ^ "Air Force". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
9. ^ "The Egyptian Royal Aviation Commander from 11/". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
10. ^ "Air Force". Archived from the original on 15 August 2013.
11. ^ a b "Mohamed Sedky Mahmoud". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
12. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 November 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
13. ^ "Madkour Ahmed Abou El-Ezz". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
14. ^ "Mustafa Shalaby El Hennawy". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
15. ^ "Mustafa Shalaby El Hennawy". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
16. ^ "Mahmoud Shaker Abd El Moneim". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
17. ^ "Mohammed Shabana". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
18. ^ "Mohammed Shabana". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
19. ^ "Mohammed Shabana". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
20. ^ "Mohammed Shabana". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
21. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2014.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
22. ^ Air Vice Marshal Archived 18 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
23. ^ Al-Youm, Al-Masry (22 June 2018). "Egypt appoints new Air Force commander". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
24. ^ Al-Youm, Al-Masry (4 October 2022). "Egypt appoints new Air Force commander". Ministry of Defense Egypt. Retrieved 4 October 2022.

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Chiefs of the air force by country

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
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* Ghana
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* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
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* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Former|

* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* British Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Rhodesia
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Abkhazia
* Afghanistan
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* PR of China
* East Timor
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Republic of China (Taiwan)
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Former|

* Democratic Kampuchea
* Imperial Japan
* Mengjiang
* Manchukuo
* South Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
* Austria
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
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* Ireland
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* Kosovo
* Latvia
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* Malta
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* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Vatican

Former|

* Austria–Hungary
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* Prussia
* Imperial Germany
* Nazi Germany
* East Germany
* Ottoman Empire
* Russian Empire
* Soviet Union
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

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