Air Marshal

Air Marshal

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 Mahmoud Shaker Abdel-Monem (20 July 1926 - 6 April 1980) was a senior commander in the Egyptian Air Force

Egyptian Air Force

The Egyptian Air Force, or EAF , is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The EAF is headed by an Air Marshal . Currently, the commander of the Egyptian Air Force is Air Marshal Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed...

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Early life and education

Mahmoud Shaker was born on 20 July 1926 in Al Bidaa in the Dakahlia Governorate

Dakahlia Governorate

Dakahlia Governorate is an Egyptian governorate lying north east of Cairo. Its area is about 3,500 km² and it has a population of about 5 million. The capital is Mansoura.-Overview:...

 northeast of the Egyptian capital Cairo. He completed his secondary school education in 1947. Shortly afterwards Mahmoud Shaker attended the Egyptian Military Academy

Egyptian Military Academy

The Egyptian Military Academy is the oldest and most prominent military academy in Egypt and North Africa. Traditionally, graduates of the Military Academy are commissioned as officers in the Egyptian Army...

, graduating in 1949. Moving on to the Egyptian Air Academy

Egyptian Air Academy

The Egyptian Air Academy , is Egypt's military academy for Air Force officers, and was established in 1951....

, Mahmoud Shaker graduated from flying training in 1950.

Mahmoud Shaker also studied:

• Air Navigation and Fighter Transformation Studies.
• M.A in the Military Sciences from the Indian Defence Services Staff College at the Wellington Cantonment
  Wellington Cantonment
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• M.A in Air Sciences with a specialism in Air Defense.
• Higher level studies in military strategies from the Nasser Military Academy
  Nasser Military Academy
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   on the aviation instructor course.

Egyptain Air Force career

During his junior officer years, Mahmoud Shaker served on fighter squadrons and at the Air Academy. He was appointed as a senior instructor at the Air Academy in 1961. Five years later, in 1966, he took up the post of Department Chief of Air Defense Operations in the Eastern Air Area. Only one year later he became the Training Department Chief before becoming the Air Defense Operations Department Chief. It was around this time that Mahmoud Shaker was reassigned to the Central Area Air Defense. In 1968 he moved to the Air Force Operations Department before returning to the Air Academy as it Chief in 1969.

In 1972 Mahmoud Shaker was appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Egyptian Air Force

Egyptian Air Force

The Egyptian Air Force, or EAF , is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The EAF is headed by an Air Marshal . Currently, the commander of the Egyptian Air Force is Air Marshal Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed...

. From 16 April 1975 to 6 April 1980 he was the Air Force Commander. During his time in command, the Egyptian Air Force saw action in the Libyan–Egyptian War. He also served as the Vice Defense Minister.

Posthumous recognition

Mahmoud Shaker died on 6 April 1980. In 2010 the 77th entry of the Air Force Academy was named after Mahmoud Shaker in recognition of his service to Egypt.