Air Marshal Younes Hamed Al-Masri (; born 15 August 1959) is the Minister of Civil Aviation, and was the Commander of the Egyptian Air Force from 2012 until 2018.

Hamed graduated from the Egyptian Air Academy on 16 December 1979. During his service in the Egyptian Air Force he was the commander of a flying squadron, an air brigade commander and an air area commander.

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He was appointed to the post by President Mohamed Morsi on 14 August 2012, succeeding Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed. He is a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which was reorganized in September 2012. On 4 November 2013 he was promoted to the rank of air marshal. In 2015, he met with US Lieutenant General Charles Q. Brown Jr. to discuss military cooperation between Egypt and the United States. On 14 June 2018, he was appointed as the new Minister of Civil Aviation in Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's new cabinet.

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Military education

Bachelor of aviation and military sciences

Destructive capabilities' Course

M.A. of military sciences from the Egyptian Command and Staff College

War Course, Fellowship of the Higher War College, Nasser's Military Sciences Academy Crisis Management, Nasser's Military Sciences Academy

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Decorations and Medals

Longevity and Exemplary Medal

Military Duty Decoration, Second Class

Military Duty Decoration, First Class

Distinguished Service Decoration

25 January Revolution Medal

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Living people

Members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces

Egyptian Air Academy alumni

Egyptian Air Force air marshals

1959 births

People from Sohag Governorate

Civil Aviation ministers of Egypt