Zaher Abd El-Rahman
Zaher Abd El-Rahman | |
|---|---|
| Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command | |
| In office December 1990 – April 1993 | |
| President | Hosni Mubarak |
| Preceded by | Mostafa El-Shazly |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Abou Talib |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Egypt |
| Branch/service |  Air Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1957-1993 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 6th Combat Engineering Regiment |
| Commands | 17th Air Defense Battalion (1973-76) |
| Battles/wars | Yom Kippur War |
Zaher Abd El-Rahman was Commander of the Egyptian Air Defence Forces from 1990 until 1993. He graduated from the Military College in October 1957 and was commissioned into an Engineering regiment. He served as a combat engineer officer in an engineering battalions in Yemen. He was inducted into the Air Defense Forces in 1968 and completed the Air Defense officer's basic course in 1969 and Higher Command course in 1971. He was commander of the Air Defence Forces from Dec. 1990 to April 1993. [1]
Zaher Abd El-Rahman was chief of a SAM Battalion during the war of 1973. Augmenting JY-9A and TPS 59/34 radar systems to the Air defence forces. Starting the operation of Eastern sector of command, control and communication system of the Air defence forces. He participated in the Six-Day War of 1967 and the Yom Kippur War of 1973.
References
- ^ El-Rahman, Zaher Abd. "Biography of Zaher Abd El-Rahman". www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/airdef/m6.htm. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
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