Hatem Saber

Hatem Abdul Fatah Saber, formerly known as The Unknown Commander^{[according to whom?]}, was an Egyptian Army Colonel, who served as the commander of Unit 777 and the Unit 999 Egypt's most important military units.^{[unreliable source?][1]} Previous to this assignment Saber served as the Supervisor of the Egyptian military special unites.^[2] Colonel Saber was known as the unknown commander due to his position's secrecy after appearing in military photos wearing a mask. His military career was ended in 2013 after multiple injuries.^[1] Currently, he serves as an adviser to the minister of defence, Colonel General Sedki Sobhi. Saber was honored by President Adly Mansour.^{[3][self-published source?]}

Hatem Abdul Fatah Saber
Born	1969
Service / branch	Egyptian Army
Years of service	1989– 2013
Rank	Colonel
Commands	Unit 777 Unit 999

Career

Military education

• Bachelor of military science from the Egyptian Military Academy; specialization: Infantry-Sa'ka.^[4]
• Sa'ka course.^[4]
• Airborne course.^[4]
• Frogmen course.^[4]
• Counter-International terrorism course.^[4]
• Intelligence course.^[4]
• Negotiating with terrorists course.^[4]
• Securing VIPs course.^[4]

Main Command Positions

• Chief of operations, Unit 777.^[4]
• Chief of operations, Unit 999.^[4]
• Military Intelligence and reconnaissance officer.^[4]
• Supervisor, The Egyptian military special unites.^[4]
• Martial Arts' Trainer, Special forces of Egypt.^[4]

Awards

• Military Duty Decoration, First Class. ^{[citation needed]}
• 25 January medal.