Ahmed Badawi
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Ahmed Bdawi Sayyid Ahmed (Arabic: أحمد بدوي سيد أحمد) was an Egyptian
Field Marshal
(Mushir) and The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
in 1927. He studied commerce at Alexandria University
where he obtained his bachelor degree, he then traveled to Moscow
on a scholarship to the M.V. Frunze Military Academy.
President Anwar El-Sadat then asked him to return back to military service at the same time as he became a lecturer at Ain Shams University. He was then promoted to be the commander of the third field army during 1973 October War
when he commanded the 7th Mechanized Division crossing the Suez Canal
.
He became the commander of the Training Institute of the Armed Forces and was then promoted to become the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces.
On 14 May 1980, Anwar El-Sadat made him the minister of defense and military production.
crash on March 2, 1981.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
Field Marshal
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
(Mushir) and The Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
Early life
Ahmed Badawi was born in the coastal city of AlexandriaAlexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
in 1927. He studied commerce at Alexandria University
Alexandria University
Alexandria University is a university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fuad University , becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as Farouk University until the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 when its name was changed to the University of Alexandria...
where he obtained his bachelor degree, he then traveled to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
on a scholarship to the M.V. Frunze Military Academy.
Career
He became a senior lecturer at the military academy in 1958 but then he was fired from the military service in 1967.President Anwar El-Sadat then asked him to return back to military service at the same time as he became a lecturer at Ain Shams University. He was then promoted to be the commander of the third field army during 1973 October War
Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War , also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 to 25, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria...
when he commanded the 7th Mechanized Division crossing the Suez Canal
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal , also known by the nickname "The Highway to India", is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work, it allows water transportation between Europe and Asia without navigation...
.
He became the commander of the Training Institute of the Armed Forces and was then promoted to become the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces.
On 14 May 1980, Anwar El-Sadat made him the minister of defense and military production.
Death
A few months after becoming in charge of the ministry of defence, Ahmad Badawi died, along with 12 senior officers, in a helicopterHelicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
crash on March 2, 1981.