Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf
Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf | |
|---|---|
| Native name | صفي الدين أبو شناف |
| Born | January 29, 1931 Minya Governorate, Egypt |
| Died | March 12, 2018 (aged 87) Egypt |
| Allegiance |  Egypt |
| Service/ | Egyptian Army |
| Years of service | 1953–1991 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | |
| Battles/wars | |
Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf (January 29, 1931 – March 12, 2018[1]) was an Egyptian military officer who served as the 14th chief of staff of the Egyptian Army from 1987 to 1991.[2] He commanded the 7th Infantry Division before being assigned to a diplomatic mission as part of the Egyptian Military Committee during the Egyptian-Israeli peace negotiations in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt.[3]
Biography
[edit]Shnaaf was born on January 29, 1931, in Minya Governorate, Egypt. He joined the Egyptian Military College in 1950 and graduated in 1953.[1] He obtained master's degree in military science and a Fellowship from the Higher War College.[4]
As a colonel, he commanded the 117th Mechanized Infantry Brigade during the October War.[5] He commanded the 3rd Infantry Division of the Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance. He was later appointed as instructor of the Nasser Military Academy and subsequently commander of the 7th Infantry Division.[1]
Shnaaf participated in the Suez Crisis, the North Yemen civil war, the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the 1973 October War.[6] He commanded the Second Army in addition to serving as director of the Organization and Management Authority of the armed forces.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c عربي, سبوتنيك (12 Mar 2018). ""أبو شناف"... قصة بدأها بالحرب وأنهاها بالتفاوض لاستعادة الأرض". سبوتنيك عربي (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.
- ^ "Former Chiefs of Staff". الموقع الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع. 29 Nov 2021. Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.
- ^ "من هو رئيس الأركان الراحل الذي تقدم السيسي جنازته؟". العربية (in Arabic). 12 Mar 2018. Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.
- ^ نافع, سعيد (11 Mar 2018). "وفاة الفريق "أبوشناف" عن عمر ناهز 89 عامًا". المصري اليوم. Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.
- ^ "فيديو وصور.. هنا مسقط رأس الفريق الراحل صفى الدين أبو شناف بالمنيا.. اليوم السابع داخل مقابر شيخ العرب.. ابن شقيقه: أوصانا بالحرص على غرس القيم والأخلاق.. أحد الأهالى: كان يخصص جزءا كبيرا من راتبه لأعمال الخير". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 12 Mar 2018. Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.
- ^ a b "President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi Proceeds Military Funeral for LTG Safi El-Din Abu Shnaaf, Former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces". الموقع الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع. 29 Nov 2021. Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.