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Sami D. Said
Sami D. Said
Born	1964 (age 59–60)
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Air Force
Years of service	1991–2022
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	144th Fighter Wing; 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Battles / wars	War in Afghanistan
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal; Defense Superior Service Medal (2); Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal

Sami Dia Said (born 1964) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, who last served as the Inspector General of the Air Force.^[1] In this capacity, he reports to the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Chief of Space Operations on matters concerning Department of the Air Force readiness, efficiency and the military discipline of active duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard forces. He also provides inspection policy and oversees the inspection and evaluation system for all Department of the Air Force nuclear and conventional forces; oversees Department of the Air Force counterintelligence operations; investigates fraud, waste and abuse; oversees criminal investigations; and provides oversight of complaints resolution programs. Said is responsible for three field operating agencies: the Air Force Inspection Agency, the Office of Special Investigations, and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center.

Said is a command pilot with more than 2,200 hours in both the F-15 Eagle and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Said's combat flying experience includes operations Northern Watch and Southern Watch. Said has commanded at the wing and squadron level. His staff and joint experience include assignments at Headquarters United States Air Force; the Office of the Secretary of Defense; Headquarters, International Security Assistance Force, Kabul, Afghanistan; Department of State, Washington, D.C. and U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan. Prior to this assignment, Said was the Deputy Inspector General of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Arlington, Virginia.

Said is a 1986 graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.^[1]^[2] Said also received his Master of Business Administration from the Western Governors University.^[3]

As Air Force Inspector General, Lieutenant General Sami Said determined that the military’s domestic use of reconnaissance aircraft (RC-26 planes) during the summer 2020 protests was legal and not aimed at protestors.^[4]

Said did not prosecute anyone for the U.S. military’s August 2021 drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed 10 civilians, including an aid worker and his children.^[5]

Retirement

Sami Said joined Raytheon Technologies’ Intelligence & Space business as vice president of global security in April 2022.^[6]

Awards and decorations

	US Air Force Command Pilot Badge
	Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
	Headquarters Air Force Badge

	Defense Superior Service Medal with one bronze oak leaf cluster
	Legion of Merit
	Bronze Star Medal
	Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
	Air Force Achievement Medal
	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" device and two oak leaf clusters
	Superior Honor Award
	Combat Readiness Medal with silver oak leaf cluster
	National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star
	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
	Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
	Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters
	Armed Forces Reserve Medal with silver Hourglass device and "M" device
	Air Force Training Ribbon
	NATO Medal for service with ISAF

Effective dates of promotions^[1]


Rank	Date
Second Lieutenant	February 14, 1991
First Lieutenant	February 28, 1993
Captain	May 20, 1995
Major	May 29, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel	May 29, 2003
Colonel	June 27, 2008
Brigadier General	January 4, 2013
Major General	March 27, 2015
Lieutenant General	January 31, 2019

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lieutenant General Sami D. Said (USAF)". United States Air Force. August 6, 2021. Archived from the original on August 6, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Sami Dia Said". Military Times Hall of Valor. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
^ Official US Air Force Bio for Sami Said
^ Schmitt, Eric (2020-08-22). "Military Surveillance Planes Didn't Spy on Protesters, Pentagon Report Finds". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
^ Beynon, Steve (2021-11-03). "DoD Says Botched Afghanistan Airstrike in Final Days of War Was Due to Rushed, Poor Planning". Military.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
^ "Raytheon Intelligence & Space names new Vice President of Global Security". Raytheon Intelligence & Space. April 4, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.

Military offices
Preceded by Craig N. Gourley	Deputy Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force 2015–2019	Succeeded by Jeff Hurlbert
Preceded by Stayce D. Harris	Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force 2019–2022	Succeeded by Stephen L. Davis