- Ahmed Shafik
Infobox Military Person
name= Ahmed Mohamed Shafik
lived= November 1941 –
placeofbirth=Cairo ,Egypt
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rank=Air Marshal
branch= air force|Egypt
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battles=War of Attrition
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laterwork= Minister of Civil AviationAir Marshal Ahmed Mohamed Shafik (ArB|احمد محمد شفيق), MSc, PhD ( born November 1941) is a retired seniorEgyptian Air Force officer who went on to become an Egyptian politician.Shafik was born in
Cairo in November 1941 and joined the Egyptain Air Force as a young man, graduating from the Air Academy in 1961. Later in his career he gained a masters degree in military sciences and a PhD in the National Strategy of Outer-Space.http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/cv1.htm]As a young officer, Shafik served as a fighter pilot and was later appointed a fighter air squadron commander. During the the
War of Attrition (1967 to 1970), Shafik saw active service as the Multi-Task Airwing Commander. Subsequently he took up a post as an air base commander.During the 1973
Yom Kippur War , Shafik was a senior fighter pilot underHosni Mubarak command. He participated in theMansura Air Battle and during the action Shafik shot down two Israeli aircraft. [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/759/profile.htm Al-Ahram Weekly | Profile | Ahmed Shafiq: With an iron fist ] ]In 1984 Shafik was appointed a military attaché in the Egyptain Embassy in
Rome . He continued in this role until 1986. The years from 1988 to 1991 saw Shafik serve in several senior command positions before he was appointed as the Commander of the Air Operations Department.In September 1991, Shafik was appointed as the Air Force's
Chief of Staff , holding this position until April 1996 when he was became Commander of the Egyptian Air Force. In2002 he was replaced by Air MarshalMagdy Galal Sharawi and Shafik retired from the Air Force.After departing the Air Force, Shafik was appointed to the new post of Minister of Civil Aviation by President
Hosni Mubarak . During his time as the Minister of Civil Aviation, Shafik has initiated several controversal changes and has been accused of having a harsh management style.Shafik is married and has three daughters.
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* [http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/cv1.htm Air Marshal Ahmed Mohamed Shafik]
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