Northern Military Region (Egypt)
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The Northern Military Region is one of the five military regions of the Egyptian Armed Forces. It is headquartered in Alexandria. It may include the Alexandria, Beheira, Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate and Gharbia Governorates.
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The current structure of the Northern Military Region:
- 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division
- 222nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 110th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
- 199th Armored Brigade
- 192nd Med. Range Artillery Brigade
- 76th Independent Armored Brigade
- One Independent medium range Artillery Brigade
Among previous region commanders were Staff Brigadiers Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, now president, and Mohammed Majid Faraj. Major General Khaled Shawqi is the Current commander.[1]