Major General (Ret). Hamdy Bekhiet

Education

In Egypt:

• Fellowship Degree*, Nasser’s Higher Military Academy, 1998.
• M.A* of Military Science, Command & Staff College, 1986.
• Courses in National Military Strategy – Strategic and Operational Military planning – Crisis Management. (Long Paper on Evolutionary in Military Technology and it’s Effect on Military Strategy.
• Military Academy B.A. in Military Science 1972.

Additional Qualification:

In The USA:

• (2) Advanced Courses in American Language (DLI in Lakeland AFB- San Antonio- Texas).
• Airborne course (Fort Benning-Columbus Georgia ) . 1983
• Special Forces Qualification Course (Fort Bragg – North Carolina). 1984
• Strategic Intelligence Course (Boling AFB – Washington D.C). 1990
• International fellows Program’s Diploma (National Defense University – Fort Mc Nair – Washington D.C). 2001
• Master’s Degree in National Security Strategy (NDU – National War College –Fort Mc Nair Washington D.C). 2001

Courses: 

• (Centers of Gravity in Military Strategy – Fundamentals of Statecraft – Fundamentals of Military Thoughts and Strategy – Nations in Transition: A Strategic Overview – The National Security Policy Process – Regional Studies Program: North America- The Geostrategic Context –South Asia: Defining U.S.A National Interest in a Complex Environment – Contemporary Middle East: Conflict and Competition – Military Strategy and Joint Operations).Notice: All Research Papers are graded (A). (Above Expectation)
• Fellowship Degree, National Defense University, Washington D.C. 2001 – 2006

Awards

• Awarded Paper in the National War College NDU about October War.
• Medals and Decorations 1995 – 1997 Badge of Honor of The Republic
• Medal of Excellence Military Service
• The Medal of Military Duty ( First Class) October War 1973 The Medal of War Veterans – October War 1973

Teaching Experience

• Commander of the Reconnaissance School (2 years)
• Command and Staff College, Cairo.
• Instructor – The Center of Crisis Management and Peacekeeping in Cairo (African Union)
• Developed syllabus and overall course structure, and administered the first class.
• Advisor to Nasser’s Higher Military Academy.
• Practiced all Command and Supervising Jobs in Reconnaissance and Intelligence from Lieutenant to Major General.
• Director of Planning and Operations branch of a Department at the strategic level.

Peacekeeping Operations Experience

• The chief of Peacekeeping Branch in The Liaison Organization in The Egyptian Armed Forces.
• Participated in Establishing Cairo Center for Crisis Management and Peacekeeping. (African Union). Appointed as Deputy Commander of Sector Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Crisis and Disasters Management.
• The manager of Crisis Management center of The Egyptian Armed Forces (2 years).
• Participated and Prepared Many International Conferences in Different Aspects (Arms Control – Peacekeeping – International Relations – Crisis Management – Workshops and Debates).

Researches and Studies

(13) Strategic research papers. (Crisis and Disasters Management – Military Strategy – National Security Policy in NESA – Nations In Transitions – Centers of Gravity). NDU ( 9 ) Strategic researches ( Water Crisis – Developing The Concepts of Crisis and Disasters Management Methodology – African Strategic Affairs – Middle East Contexts – Command and Control Automation – Advanced Military Technology and Modern Combat Theories).Supervising and Revising (39) Researches:

Civilian experience

• Director of Central Department of Planning in The Maritime Sector in Egypt at Ministry of Transport (one Year), (2005 -2006)
• Former Member of the Parliament of Egypt (2015 – 2020)
• Former Member of Defense and National Security Committee for 2 years.
• Former Member of Foreign Affairs Committee for one year.
• Former Member of African Affairs Committee for 2 years.

Contact

h1k2h3.new@gmail.com
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* The Fellowship Degree has been approved as PhD equivalent of Security & Defense Studies by the Supreme Council of Universities of Egypt on 22nd of November 2015.
* The (Master of Military Science) from General C&SC of Egypt has been approved as MSc of Military Science by the Supreme Council of Universities of Egypt on 22nd of November 2015.
Last updated, March 2021