Hatem Saber

Hatem Abdul Fatah Saber, formerly known as The Unknown Commander, was an Egyptian Army Colonel, who served as the commander of Unit 777 and the Unit 999 Egypt's most important military units.[1] Previous to this assignment Saber served as the Supervisor of the Egyptian military special unites.[2] Colonel Saber was known as the unknown commander due to his position's secrecy after appearing in military photos wearing a mask. His military career was ended in 2013 after multiple injuries.[1] Currently, he serves as an adviser to the minister of defence, Colonel General Sedki Sobhi. Saber was honored by President Adly Mansour.[3]

Hatem Abdul Fatah Saber
Colonel Hatem Saber
Born1969
Service/branchEgyptian Army Egyptian Army
Years of service1989– 2013
RankEgyptian Army ranks Colonel
Commands heldUnit 777 Unit 999

Career

Military education

Main Command Positions
  • Chief of operations, Unit 777.[4]
  • Chief of operations, Unit 999.[4]
  • Military Intelligence and reconnaissance officer.[4]
  • Supervisor, The Egyptian military special unites.[4]
  • Martial Arts' Trainer, Special forces of Egypt.[4]

Awards
  • Military Duty Decoration, First Class.
  • 25 January medal.

References
  1. "Military expert: Russia seeks for making a balanced situation with USA by Egypt".
  2. "Surprise, The Unknown commander, is now known". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10.
  3. "Rosalyoussef interviews the unknown commander".
  4. "The Unknown commander to moheet: Morsi is now an assassination target".
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