E. Kamel Ibrahim

General E. Kamel Ibrahim

Before his appointment on 13th May 1985 as Military Attache, his exact role was denied by The Office of The Egyptian Presidency. General Ibrahim has been responsible for the physical and psychological training of the most elite Egyptian Regiment, Al Sa'Ka Regiment (now Unit 777). He is known in the Armies of The United States and The United Kingdom for being Military Attache.

His name is associated with many myths in the Egyptian Army, many of which relate to his father, the former Quartet Master of the Army. He is credited with restoring order to the town of Al Shabah in Southern Egypt in 1958, when as a 3 star General in his twenties (common at the time in Egypt), he shot a teenager at point-blank range to bring the town under control after Christian-Muslim relations broke down. The Egyptian President granted General Ibrahim his fourth Star. After the six day war, General Ibrahim was awarded his fifth star and named Honorary Field Marshal. He went on to largely diplomatic activities but retained his title of Honorary Joint Chief of Staff.

In the Six day war, he led an elite mortar brigade which secured mountain stronholds behind enemy lines. This operation, which General Ibrahim failed to clear with his superiors for fear they would reject it, is still considered to be the best example of close-quarter fighting in modern military history. His book on Military Stratergy - The Benefits of Small Arms in Large Scale Conflicts - is standard reading for many Commando Regiments in the World, including the US Navy Seals and The Royal Marines of the United Kingdom.

He has been condemned for many acts of oppression in Egypt. These include urban myths that, after the Six day war, he asked his Commanding Officer to personally condemn to death all mutinees in the Armed Forces. He is also associated with the Egyptian Secret Service, and is blamed for The Assassination of a number of Egyptian Born Israeli Spies in London and Europe.

His personal motto has been engraved on the eminent Military School in Cairo - 'Speed is the most leathal weapon'.