Adel Khalil
Adel Khalil | |
|---|---|
| Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command | |
| In office January 1986 – December 1987 | |
| President | Hosni Mubarak |
| Preceded by | El-Said Hamdy |
| Succeeded by | Mostafa El-Shazly |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Egypt |
| Branch/service |  Air Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1951-1987 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 2nd Signal Regiment (Signal Corps) |
Adel Khalil (Arabic: عادل خليل) is a former Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.[1]
He graduated from the Military College in July 1951, and was commissioned in a Signals unit. Khalil commanded a Signals Company in the Suez War. He was inducted into the Air Defence Forces in 1968 as a colonel, and was commander of the Air Defence Forces from January 1986 to December 1987.
Major activities
[edit]Second in command of a Brigade of Air Defence units during 6 October war. Continuing the studies of applying the automation system to Air Defence forces.
He participated in the following wars:
References
[edit]- ^ Khalil, Adel. "Biography of Adel Khalil". mmc.gov.eg. Archived from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2013.