Ali Ahmed Mustafa Baghdady (Arabic: علي مصطفى بغدادي) (4 December 1922 – 22 January 2005) was the Egyptian Air Force commander from 1969 to 1972. He was also an Olympic swimmer and water polo player, and competed in the London 1948 Olympics. He died in January 2005 due to complications of a stroke.
Ali Ahmed Mustafa Baghdady
Ali Baghdady in 1970
Native name
علي مصطفى بغدادي
Born
(1922-12-04)4 December 1922 Cairo, Egypt
Died
22 January 2005(2005-01-22) (aged 82) Cairo, Egypt
Ali Baghdady was born in Cairo, Egypt, to parents Mustafa and Nabaweya. His father ran the Egyptian Post office until the early 1960s. He had three brothers: the late Adli, a prominent judge and deputy minister of justice, the late Ibrahim, the governor of Cairo and intelligence officer, and the late Hassan, an engineer and executive of the Egyptian national sugar factories. His sisters were Nadia, Fayza and Nehal. In 1951 he married Seyada Mashour, and with her he had three sons: Amr, Essam and Tarek.
Education and military careeredit
He attended the Tawfikeya school in Shubra, Cairo, where he gained a baccalaureate degree. He then joined the Military Academy and graduated as an officer in the Egyptian Armed forces. He then joined the Air Force academy and progressed his career as an officer and pilot in the Egyptian Air Force. He served under King Farouk, President Gamal Abdel Nasser and President Anwar Sadat. In 1969 General Baghdady was appointed the Commander of the Egyptian Air Force (while it was part of the United Arab Republic Air Force). In 1972 he was succeeded by Hosni Mubarak (who was later to become president of Egypt) as the Commander of the air force. In October 2016 he was posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant general by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[1]
Sportedit
Ali Baghdady was Egypt's short distance swimming champion and captain of the national water polo team. He represented his country at the 1948 London Olympics. In the 1970s he was also President of the Egyptian squash association, and later went on to play tennis in the over 40s category.
mustafa, baghdady, ahmed, mustafa, baghdady, arabic, علي, مصطفى, بغدادي, december, 1922, january, 2005, egyptian, force, commander, from, 1969, 1972, also, olympic, swimmer, water, polo, player, competed, london, 1948, olympics, died, january, 2005, complicati. Ali Ahmed Mustafa Baghdady Arabic علي مصطفى بغدادي 4 December 1922 22 January 2005 was the Egyptian Air Force commander from 1969 to 1972 He was also an Olympic swimmer and water polo player and competed in the London 1948 Olympics He died in January 2005 due to complications of a stroke Ali Ahmed Mustafa BaghdadyAli Baghdady in 1970Native nameعلي مصطفى بغداديBorn 1922 12 04 4 December 1922Cairo EgyptDied22 January 2005 2005 01 22 aged 82 Cairo EgyptAllegianceEgyptService wbr branch Egyptian Air ForceRankMajor GeneralBattles wars1948 Arab Israeli War Suez Crisis Six Day WarOther workSportsman Artist Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Education and military career 3 Sport 3 1 Olympic participation 4 Art 5 ReferencesEarly life and family editAli Baghdady was born in Cairo Egypt to parents Mustafa and Nabaweya His father ran the Egyptian Post office until the early 1960s He had three brothers the late Adli a prominent judge and deputy minister of justice the late Ibrahim the governor of Cairo and intelligence officer and the late Hassan an engineer and executive of the Egyptian national sugar factories His sisters were Nadia Fayza and Nehal In 1951 he married Seyada Mashour and with her he had three sons Amr Essam and Tarek Education and military career editHe attended the Tawfikeya school in Shubra Cairo where he gained a baccalaureate degree He then joined the Military Academy and graduated as an officer in the Egyptian Armed forces He then joined the Air Force academy and progressed his career as an officer and pilot in the Egyptian Air Force He served under King Farouk President Gamal Abdel Nasser and President Anwar Sadat In 1969 General Baghdady was appointed the Commander of the Egyptian Air Force while it was part of the United Arab Republic Air Force In 1972 he was succeeded by Hosni Mubarak who was later to become president of Egypt as the Commander of the air force In October 2016 he was posthumously promoted to the rank of lieutenant general by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi 1 Sport editAli Baghdady was Egypt s short distance swimming champion and captain of the national water polo team He represented his country at the 1948 London Olympics In the 1970s he was also President of the Egyptian squash association and later went on to play tennis in the over 40s category Olympic participation edit Baghdady participated in the following events at the 1948 Summer Olympics for Egypt 2 Men s 100 metres Freestyle Scored 4th of 6 in Round One Heat Three Men s 4 200 metres Freestyle Relay Scored 7th of 7 in Round One Heat TwoArt editAli Baghdady was a keen artist and carpenter and was tutored in the 1950s by Italian artist Menotti in oil painting References edit Nicolle David Cooper Tom Styling Mark 2004 Arab MiG 19 and MiG 21 Units in Combat Osprey Publishing p 34 ISBN 1 84176 655 0 Ali Ahmed Bagdadi at Sports Reference Egyptian Armed Forces Egyptian Air Force Commander Maj Gen Ali Mustafa Baghdady Military offices Preceded byMustafa Shalaby El Hennawy Commander of the Egyptian Air Force1969 1972 Succeeded byHosni Mubarak Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ali Mustafa Baghdady amp oldid 1156937196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
