Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf

Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf
Native name
صفي الدين أبو شناف
BornJanuary 29, 1931
Minya Governorate, Egypt
DiedMarch 12, 2018 (aged 87)
Egypt
Allegiance Egypt
Service / branchEgypt Egyptian Army
Years of service1953–1991
RankLieutenant General
Commands
Battles / wars

Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf (January 29, 1931 – March 12, 2018) was an Egyptian military officer who served as the 14th chief of staff of the Egyptian Army from 1987 to 1991.[1] He commanded the 7th Infantry Division before being assigned to a diplomatic mission as part of the Egyptian Military Committee during the Egyptian-Israeli peace negotiations in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt.[2]

Biography

Shnaaf was born on January 29, 1931, in Minya Governorate, Egypt. He joined the Egyptian Military College in 1950 and graduated in 1953.[citation needed] He obtained master's degree in military science and a Fellowship from the Higher War College.[3]

As a colonel, he commanded the 117th Mechanized Infantry Brigade during the October War.[4]

Shnaaf participated in the Suez Crisis, the North Yemen civil war, the Six-Day War, the War of Attrition and the 1973 October War.[5] He commanded the Second Army in addition to serving as director of the Organization and Management Authority of the armed forces.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Former Chiefs of Staff". الموقع الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع. 29 Nov 2021. Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.
  2. ^ "من هو رئيس الأركان الراحل الذي تقدم السيسي جنازته؟". العربية (in Arabic). 12 Mar 2018. Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.
  3. ^ نافع, سعيد (11 Mar 2018). "وفاة الفريق "أبوشناف" عن عمر ناهز 89 عامًا". المصري اليوم. Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.
  4. ^ "فيديو وصور.. هنا مسقط رأس الفريق الراحل صفى الدين أبو شناف بالمنيا.. اليوم السابع داخل مقابر شيخ العرب.. ابن شقيقه: أوصانا بالحرص على غرس القيم والأخلاق.. أحد الأهالى: كان يخصص جزءا كبيرا من راتبه لأعمال الخير". اليوم السابع (in Arabic). 12 Mar 2018. Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.
  5. ^ a b "President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi Proceeds Military Funeral for LTG Safi El-Din Abu Shnaaf, Former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces". الموقع الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع. 29 Nov 2021. Retrieved 28 Sep 2024.