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 .
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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 |