Ahmed Shafik

Ahmed Shafik Prime Minister of Egypt Incumbent Assumed office  31 January 20111 President Hosni Mubarak Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (Acting) Preceded by Ahmed Nazif Minister of Civil Aviation In office 18 September 2002 – 31 January 2011 Prime Minister Atef Ebeid Ahmed Nazif Preceded by Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser Succeeded by Ibrahim Manaa Commander of the Egyptian Air Force In office 7 April 1996 – 1 March 2002 President Hosni Mubarak Preceded by Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser Succeeded by Magdy Galal Sharawi Born November 1941 (age 69) Cairo, Egypt Political party National Democratic Party Alma mater Egyptian Air Academy Military service Allegiance Egypt Service/branch  Egyptian Air Force Years of service 1961–2002 Rank Air Marshal Battles/wars Yemen War Six-Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Ahmed Mohamed Shafik (Arabic: احمد محمد شفيق‎, IPA: [ˈʔæħmæd mæˈħæmːæd ʃæˈfiːʔ]; born November 1941)citation needed is the Prime Minister of Egypt since 31 January 2011. After a career as a fighter pilot, squadron, wing and base commander, Shafik served as the commander of the Egyptian Air Force from 1996–2002, and was nominated in 2002 to become the Egyptian Minister for Civil Aviation. He was appointed Prime Minister by President Hosni Mubarak on January 29, 2011 in response to the 2011 Egyptian protests.2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Military career 3 Political career 4 References 5 External links Early life Shafik was born in Cairo in November 1941 and after graduating from the Egyptian Air Academy in 1961, he joined the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) at the age of 20. Later in his career, he gained a master's degree in Military Sciences and a Ph.D. in the National Strategy of Outer-Space.3 Military career As a young officer, Shafik served as a fighter pilot and was later appointed as fighter air squadron commander. During the War of Attrition (1967 to 1970), Shafik saw active service as the Multi-Task Airwing Commander. Subsequently he took up a post as an air base commander.3 During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Shafik was a senior fighter pilot under Hosni Mubarak's command. It is claimed that Shafik shot down two Israeli aircraft on October 14.4 During his 40 years of service in the Egyptian Air Force as a fighter pilot, he has flown several types of fighter jets including the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 and the Dassault Mirage 2000, he also acted as the wing commander for the Egyptian Air Force acrobatic team. He is also fully qualified on the American-built McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. In 1984 Shafik was appointed a military attaché in the Egyptian Embassy in Rome. He continued in this role until 1986. The years from 1988 to 1991 saw Shafik serve in several military senior command positions before he was appointed as the Commander of the Air Operations Department.3 In September 1991, Shafik was appointed as the Air Force's Chief of Staff, holding this position until April 1996, when he became Commander of the Egyptian Air Force. In 2002, he was appointed as Minister of Civil Aviation and was succeeded by his chief of staff Air Marshal Magdy Galal Sharawi.3 Political career As a civil aviation minister, he tackled some of the major problems at the national carrier EgyptAir, upgraded Egyptian airports management and infrastructure and improved relations with domestic and international private operators and international regulatory authorities. Shafik undertook an ambitious restructuring plan for EgyptAir and managed to achieve a turnaround in the company's performance. Egyptair became a Star Alliance member in 2008. Also, Shafik is considered to have effectively modernized the Egyptian airports, with the Cairo International Airport transformed to a regional hub through the inauguration of Terminal 3 in 2008 bringing its annual capacity to 22 million passengers and Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport reaching an annual capacity of 8 million passengers after the opening of Terminal 2. In the course of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, Shafik was named Prime Minister on January 29. Shafik is a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces that took over power after Mubarak's departure on February 11, 2011.5 References ^ Rulers.org - Egypt ^ "Egypt protests | Al Jazeera Blogs". Al Jazeera Blogs. 2009-12-29. http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/01/29/live-blog-291-egypt-protests. Retrieved 2011-01-29.  ^ a b c d http://www.mmc.gov.eg/branches/AIRFORCE/cv1.htm ^ Al-Ahram Weekly | Profile | Ahmed Shafiq: With an iron fist ^ AlJazeera (February 11, 2011). "Egypt's military leadership". http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121185311711502.html. Retrieved February 11, 2011.  External links Air Force Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces Ahmed Shafik collected news and commentary at Al Jazeera English Ahmed Shafik: Tough, Al-Ahram Weekly, 10 - 16 February 2011 Military offices Preceded by Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser Commander of the Egyptian Air Force 1996–2002 Succeeded by Magdy Galal Sharawi Political offices Preceded by Ahmed Abdel Rahman Nasser Minister of Civil Aviation 2002–2011 Succeeded by Ibrahim Manaa Preceded by Ahmed Nazif Prime Minister of Egypt 2011–present Incumbent v · d · ePrime Ministers of Egypt (List) Khedivate (1878–1914) office established 1878 · Nubar · Isma'il[1] · Tewfik · Sharif · Tewfik[1] · Riyad · Sharif · el-Baroudi · Raghib[2] · Sharif · Nubar · Riyad · Fahmi · Fahri · Riyad · Nubar · Fahmi · Ghali · Said · Rushdi Sultanate (1914–1922) Rushdi · Said · Wahba · Nasim · Yakan Kingdom (1922–1953) Sarwat · Nasim · Y. Ibrahim · Zaghlul · Ziwar · Yakan · Sarwat · Nahhas · Mahmoud · Yakan · Nahhas · I. Sedki · A. Ibrahim · Nasim · Mahir · Nahhas · Mahmoud · Ali Mahir · Sabry · Sirri · Nahhas · Ahmad Mahir · Nukrashi · I. Sedki · Nukrashi · Hadi · Sirri · Nahhas · Ahmad Mahir · Hilali · Sirri · Hilali · Ali Mahir · Naguib[3] Republic (1953–present) Naguib[3] · Nasser[3] · Naguib[3] · Nasser[3][4] · Sabri[4] · Mohieddin[4] · Sulayman[4] · Nasser[4] · Fawzi[4] · Aziz Sedki · Sadat · Hejazi · Salem · Khalil · Sadat · Mubarak · Mohieddin · Ali · Lutfi · Atef Sedki · Ganzouri · Ebeid · Nazif · Shafik Notes: 1. interim  2. Orabi[3] headed a government in rebellion, July–September 1882, beginning during Raghib's term.  3. military  4. UAR period Persondata Name Shafik, Ahmed Alternative names Short description Date of birth 1941 Place of birth Cairo, Egypt Date of death Place of death