Mohammed al-Assar

Mohammed al-Assar or Mohamed El-Assar ( Arabic محمد العصار, DMG Muḥammad al-ʿAṣṣār ; * June 3, 1946 ; † July 6, 2020 ) was Egyptian Minister of State for Military Production from September 2015 until his death .

Al-Assar holds a PhD in engineering from the Military Technical College in Cairo . After his career in the armed forces of Egypt , he became Deputy Minister of Defense for Armaments Affairs and as such a member of the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces in the wake of the revolution in Egypt in 2011 . On September 19, 2015, he was appointed Minister of State for Military Production in the Ismail cabinet and confirmed in his post in the Madbuli cabinet in 2018 . He filled this out until his death. The day before his death, his spokesman announced that his health was stable. Al-Assar was buried with a state funeral on July 7th .

Awards and honors

One month before his death, President al-Sisi made al-Assar an honorary lieutenant general in the Egyptian armed forces.

Nile Order (2020)
Order of the Republic
Order of the Legion of Honor (2017)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Egypt’s Minister for Military Production Mohamed El-Assar Dies at 74. Retrieved on July 7, 2020 (English).
↑ ^a ^b Military Production Ministry spokesperson: Lieutenant General Muhammad al-Assar is in a stable condition. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .
↑ Egypt: Egyptian military secures extensive powers. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .
↑ Egypt's Sherif Ismail cabinet with 16 new faces sworn in by President Sisi. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .
^ Assar heads ministerial committee to deepen local industry in Egypt. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .
↑ In Photos: Egypt's Sisi leads military funeral procession for late military production minister El-Assar. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .
^ ^A ^b Egypt State Information Service: Sisi promotes Mohamed el Assar to honorary rank of Lieutenant General. June 26, 2020, accessed on July 10, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Assar, Mohammed al-
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Assar, Mohamed al-; El-Assar, Mohamed; محمد العصار (Arabic)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Egyptian politician, Minister of State for Military Production
DATE OF BIRTH	June 3, 1946
DATE OF DEATH	July 6, 2020

[egstreets-1] Egypt’s Minister for Military Production Mohamed El-Assar Dies at 74. Retrieved on July 7, 2020 (English).

[eg24-2] Military Production Ministry spokesperson: Lieutenant General Muhammad al-Assar is in a stable condition. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .

[3] Egypt: Egyptian military secures extensive powers. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .

[4] Egypt's Sherif Ismail cabinet with 16 new faces sworn in by President Sisi. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .

[5] Assar heads ministerial committee to deepen local industry in Egypt. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .

[6] In Photos: Egypt's Sisi leads military funeral procession for late military production minister El-Assar. Retrieved July 7, 2020 .

[sis.gov-7] A ^b Egypt State Information Service: Sisi promotes Mohamed el Assar to honorary rank of Lieutenant General. June 26, 2020, accessed on July 10, 2020 .