Adel Khalil

Adel Khalil (Arabic: عادل خليل) is a former Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.^[1]

Adel Khalil
Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command
In office January 1986 – December 1987
President	Hosni Mubarak
Preceded by	El-Said Hamdy
Succeeded by	Mostafa El-Shazly
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch/service	Air Defense Forces
Years of service	1951–1987
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	2nd Signal Regiment (Signal Corps)

He graduated from the Military College in July 1951, and was commissioned in a Signals unit. Khalil commanded a Signals Company in the Suez War. He was inducted into the Air Defence Forces in 1968 as a colonel, and was commander of the Air Defence Forces from January 1986 to December 1987.

Major activities

Second in command of a Brigade of Air Defence units during 6 October war. Continuing the studies of applying the automation system to Air Defence forces.

He participated in the following wars:

• Tripartite Aggression
• The Six-Day War
• The Yom Kippur War