President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ratified on Tuesday 4-10-2022 the promotion of the Naval and Air Forces commanders.

The head of the Armed Forces Officers' Affairs Department announced the decision during the proceedings of the 36th Cultural Symposium of the Armed Forces held Tuesday to mark the 49th anniversary of the 6th of October war victory.

The decision, which runs as of October 4, included the promotion of Naval Forces Commander Ashraf Ibrahim to vice admiral and Air Forces Commander Mahmoud Fouad Mohammed Abdel Gawad to air marshal.

Following the announcement, Sisi shook hands with the commanders of the naval and air forces and gave them a military salute.

MENA