Maj. Gen. Tarek Mahdy

Chief of Staff of the Air Defense Forces

Personal Data

- Rank: Major General

- Name: Tarek Mahdy Abdel Tawab Mohamed

- Date of Birth: 22/11/1950

- Graduated from the Military Technical College on 16/4/1973

- Promoted to Major General on 1/7/2000

- Married and have three children (two sons and a daughter)

Military Qualifications

Had many specialized courses in the field of air defense included

- Basic AD course.

- Missile battalion commander’s course.

- Hawk Missile battalion commander’s course (USA).

- Specialized staff course.

- Human international law course.

- Crisis and negotiation management course.

- Fellowship degree from the war college at Nasr High Academy.

- Supreme commanders high course from Nasr High Academy.

Main Posts

- 3/1983 Commander of AD missile battalion.

- 7/1991 Military attaché in Bon.

- 7/1994 Commander of AD missile Brigade.

- 1/2000 Commander of AD division.

- 7/2003 Commander of AD training department.

- 11/2005 Chief of staff of the AD forces

Wars

Participated in October 1973 war.

Medals and Decoration

- Merit of Sinai liberation

- Merit of military duty

- Merit of training

- Merit of excellent service

- Medal of long service and good example

- Medal of the six of October 1973

- Medal of October 1973 patriots

- Medal of the twentieth anniversary of revolution

- Medal of air defense day

- Medal of silver jubilee of October victory

- Medal of the fiftieth anniversary of revolution

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