Ahmed Mohammed Ali
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Ahmed Mohammed Ali | |
|---|---|
| Media Adviser to the Egyptian President | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2014 | |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Prime Minister | Ibrahim Mahlab |
| Preceded by | Ahmed el-Moslmani |
| 1st Spokesperson for the Egyptian Armed Forces | |
| In office 8 September 2012 – 1 July 2014 | |
| President | Muhammed Morsi Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Prime Minister | Hesham Qandil Ibrahim Mahlab |
| Preceded by | Position inaugurated |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Samir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 November 1972 Cairo, Egypt |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch/service | Egyptian Army |
| Years of service | 1 July 1991 – July 2014 |
| Rank | |
| Unit | Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Sinai insurgency |
Colonel Ahmed Mohammed Ali (Arabic: أحمد محمد علي; also known as Ahmed Ali; born 19 November 1972) is the media adviser to the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the ex spokesperson of the Egyptian Army.[1] He was appointed first Army Sopkesman on the backdrop of the deposition of president Mohamed Morsi, and his official Army Spokesman Facebook page exceeded 2,000,000 followers at the time,[1][2] and the Egyptian media kept a close and attentive watch of the statuses published by the army, often resulting in army related articles and reports.[1]
Ali finished his studies at Egypt's military college in 1991. Afterwards he served in the Egyptian army's infantry corps, where he held various positions, including regiment commander. He then assumed a position with the military college's teaching facility, as well as that of the army's general command and officer's school.[1]