Abdul Meniem Al-Toras is the former Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command. He graduated from the Air Defense college in 1972, and saw action in the Yom Kippur War. He is the first commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces who graduated from the Air Defense College and was commissioned in the Air Defense Forces as a separated military branch. All previous commanders-in-chief were graduates of the Army academy and were commissioned in Army units, in fact many of them were commissioned in non-AD units like Armour, Artillery, Infantry, and Signals. He held most of the notable commands in the Egyptian Air Defense. On 14 August 2012 President Mohamed Morsi Appointed him as the new Commander in Chief of the Egyptian Air Defence command after he dismissed Lt. General Abd El Aziz Seif-Eldeen. He is a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which was reorganized in September 2012.
Military education
The Main Course
Brigades fire leader Course
Battalions fire leader Course
Main Staff Course
War Course, Fellowship of the Higher War College, Nasser's Military Sciences Academy
Medals and decorations
Sinai Liberation Medal
Longevity and Exemplary Medal
Distinguished Service Decoration
Training medal
October Fighters Medal
The 20th anniversary of the revolution Medal
The 50th anniversary of the revolution Medal
Air Defense's Day Medal
Silver Jubilee of October war's victory Medal
References
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people) Egyptian generals Members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces Egyptian people of the Yom Kippur War 20th-century Egyptian military personnel