Colonel Ahmed Mohammed Ali (Arabic: أحمد محمد علي; also known as Ahmed Ali; born 19 November 1972) is the media adviser to the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the ex spokesperson of the Egyptian Army.[1] He was appointed first Army Sopkesman on the backdrop of the deposition of president Mohamed Morsi, and his official Army Spokesman Facebook page exceeded 2,000,000 followers at the time,[1][2] and the Egyptian media kept a close and attentive watch of the statuses published by the army, often resulting in army related articles and reports.[1]
Ahmed Mohammed Ali | |
|---|---|
| Media Adviser to the Egyptian President | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Prime Minister | Ibrahim Mahlab |
| Preceded by | Ahmed el-Moslmani |
| 1st Spokesperson for the Egyptian Armed Forces | |
| In office 8 September 2012 – 1 July 2014 | |
| President | Muhammed Morsi Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Prime Minister | Hesham Qandil Ibrahim Mahlab |
| Preceded by | Position inaugurated |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Samir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1972 Cairo, Egypt |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Egypt |
| Branch/service | Egyptian Army |
| Years of service | 1 July 1991 – July 2014 |
| Rank | 
Colonel |
| Unit | Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Sinai insurgency |
Ali finished his studies at Egypt's military college in 1991. Afterwards he served in the Egyptian army's infantry corps, where he held various positions, including regiment commander. He then assumed a position with the military college's teaching facility, as well as that of the army's general command and officer's school.[1]
Qualifications
edit- Bachelor of Military Sciences from the military College
- Bachelor of Military Sciences from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- The inevitable Educational brigades of infantry Unit
- US Army Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 's Course
- M.A. of Military Sciences from Commanders and General Staff College
- School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 's Course
- M.A. of Military Sciences from School of Advanced Military Studies
- NATO Defense College, Rome, IT 's Senior leaders' Course
- Defense Language Institute, Lackland Air force Base, Texas 's Diploma in English.
Orders, decorations and medals
edit- Military Duty Decoration, Second Third.
- Military Duty Decoration, Second Class.
- Military Duty Decoration, First Class.
- Longevity & Exemplary Medal.
- Silver Jubilee of October War Medal.
- Golden Jubilee of the 23rd of July Revolution.
- Silver Jubilee of The Liberation Of Sinai Medal.
Brunei Medal from Royal Military Academy Sandhurst- 25 January Revolution Medal.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Roi Kais (13 August 2013). "Egyptian army's spokesperson garners Facebook 'likes'". Yediot Ahronot. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ Official facebook page
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