Mohammed Aly Fahmy

Mohammed Aly Fahmy (11 October 1920 – 11 September 1999) was an Egyptian field marshal, known as the "Father of the Egyptian Air Defense".

Early life, education and early career Fahmy was born in Cairo in 1920. He received a degree in engineering from the Cairo University.

Personal life Fahmy married Nadia Abaza in 1959. They had three children.

Later years He is mostly known for his planning and management of the Egyptian Air Defense Command during the Attrition War and 6 October war and for building "the Egyptian Missile Wall". He resigned as Chief-of-Staff of the Armed Forces owing to opposition with Egypt's rapprochement with Israel and due to his conflict and rivalry with Hosni Mubarak, a man several years his junior but becoming more important than him in the corridors of power during the Sadat era. He retired to live in Iraq from 1980 onwards.

Awards Fahmy was the recipient of the Order of Liberation, Memorial Order of Founding of the United Arab Republic, Military Star; Star of Honour (Palestine Liberation Organization); Yugoslav Star with Gold Belt (First Class) and Order of King Abdulaziz (First Class).