Hatem Abdul Fatah Saber, formerly known as The Unknown Commander[according to whom?], was an Egyptian Army Colonel, who served as the commander of Unit 777 and the Unit 999 Egypt's most important military units.[unreliable source?][1] Previous to this assignment Saber served as the Supervisor of the Egyptian military special unites.[2] Colonel Saber was known as the unknown commander due to his position's secrecy after appearing in military photos wearing a mask. His military career was ended in 2013 after multiple injuries.[1] Currently, he serves as an adviser to the minister of defence, Colonel General Sedki Sobhi. Saber was honored by President Adly Mansour.[3][self-published source?]
Hatem Abdul Fatah Saber | |
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| Born | 1969 |
| Service |  Egyptian Army |
| Years of service | 1989– 2013 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Commands | Unit 777 Unit 999 |
Career
editMilitary education
edit- Bachelor of military science from the Egyptian Military Academy; specialization: Infantry-Sa'ka.[4]
- Sa'ka course.[4]
- Airborne course.[4]
- Frogmen course.[4]
- Counter-International terrorism course.[4]
- Intelligence course.[4]
- Negotiating with terrorists course.[4]
- Securing VIPs course.[4]
Main Command Positions
edit- Chief of operations, Unit 777.[4]
- Chief of operations, Unit 999.[4]
- Military Intelligence and reconnaissance officer.[4]
- Supervisor, The Egyptian military special unites.[4]
- Martial Arts' Trainer, Special forces of Egypt.[4]
Awards
edit- Military Duty Decoration, First Class. [citation needed]
- 25 January medal.
References
edit- ^ a b "Military expert: Russia seeks for making a balanced situation with USA by Egypt".
- ^ "Surprise, The Unknown commander, is now known". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10.
- ^ "Rosalyoussef interviews the unknown commander".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "The Unknown commander to moheet: Morsi is now an assassination target".