Abd-Al-Minaam Khaleel
Lieutenant General Abd-Al-Minaam Khaleel (Arabic: عبد المنعم خليل; 1 April 1921 – 23 March 2022) was an Egyptian general in the Egyptian Army.
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| Native name | عبد المنعم خليل |
| Born | 1 April 1921 Minya Governorate, Sultanate of Egypt |
| Died | 23 March 2022 (aged 100) Cairo, Egypt |
| Allegiance | Egypt |
| Years of service | 1942–1975 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 2nd Army |
| Battles/wars | Yom Kippur War |
Khaleel was born in 1921, and graduated from the Egyptian Military Academy in 1942. He assumed command of the Egyptian 2nd Army during the Yom Kippur War, replacing Major General Saad Mamoun. He later apparently commanded the Central Military Region. He turned 100 in April 2021,[1] and died on March 23, 2022, nine days before his 101st birthday.[2]
Military career
- He graduated from the Military College in May 1942
- Participated in the 1948 Palestine War, the 1956 Triple Aggression, the Yemen War 1962–1967, the 1967 War, the War of Attrition, the October 1973 War.
- Chief of Staff, Fourth Brigade, infantry
- Head of operations for Arab forces in Yemen
- Commander of the Egyptian Parachute Corps 1967
- Chief of Staff, Second Infantry Division
- Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division after the 1967 war
- Chief of Staff of the Second Army
- Commander of the Second Field Army until 1972
- Head of the Armed Forces Training Authority
- Commander of the military central region during the October War until October 16
- The commander of the second army on October 16, 1973, the period of the breach
- Assistant Minister of War and Commander of Popular and Military Defense
- Assistant Minister of War and Chairman of the Armed Forces Training Authority
References
- "عيد الميلاد المئوي.. الفريق «عبد المنعم خليل» خاض جميع حروب مصر (بروفايل)". soutalomma.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- وفاة الفريق عبد المنعم خليل قائد الجيش الثاني الميداني بحرب أكتوبر 1973 (in Arabic)
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