Abdul Munim Khaleel

Abdul Munim Khaleel (Arabic: عبد المنعم خليل‎; 1 April 1921 – 23 March 2022) was an Egyptian lieutenant general who commanded the Egyptian 2nd Army during the Yom Kippur War.

Abdul Munim Khaleel
Native name	عبد المنعم خليل
Born	(1921-04-01)1 April 1921 Minya Governorate, Sultanate of Egypt
Died	23 March 2022(2022-03-23) (aged 100) Cairo, Egypt
Allegiance	Egypt
Years of service	1942–1975
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	2nd Army
Battles / wars	Yom Kippur War

Khaleel was born in 1921, and graduated from the Egyptian Military Academy in 1942. He assumed command of the Egyptian 2nd Army during the Yom Kippur War, replacing Major General Saad Mamoun. He later apparently commanded the Central Military Region. He became a centenarian in April 2021 when he turned a 100,^[1] and died on March 23, 2022, at age 100.^[2]

Military career

• He graduated from the Military College in May 1942
• Participated in the 1948 Palestine War, the 1956 Triple Aggression, the Yemen War 1962–1967, the 1967 War, the War of Attrition, the October 1973 War.
• Chief of Staff, Fourth Brigade, infantry
• Head of operations for Arab forces in Yemen
• Commander of the Egyptian Parachute Corps 1967
• Chief of Staff, Second Infantry Division
• Commander of the 3rd Infantry Division after the 1967 war
• Chief of Staff of the Second Army
• Commander of the Second Field Army until 1972
• Head of the Armed Forces Training Authority
• Commander of the military central region during the October war until October 16
• The commander of the second army on October 16, 1973, the period of the breach
• Assistant Minister of War and Commander of Popular and Military Defense
• Assistant Minister of War and Chairman of the Armed Forces Training Authority

See also

• Abdel Moneim Saeed

References

1. "عيد الميلاد المئوي.. الفريق «عبد المنعم خليل» خاض جميع حروب مصر (بروفايل)". soutalomma.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
2. وفاة الفريق عبد المنعم خليل قائد الجيش الثاني الميداني بحرب أكتوبر 1973 (in Arabic)

External links

• au.af.mil