Mohamed Salah Mostafa Explained

Native Name Lang:arz
Office:Minister of Military Production
Primeminister:Mostafa Madbouly
Term Start:14 August 2022
Birth Name:Mohamed Mohamed Salah el-Din Mostafa
Birth Date:1960 9, df=yes
Party:Independent
Alma Mater:Military Technical College
Branch:Egyptian Army
Rank: Major General
Unit:Infantry
Residence:Cairo
Awards:Long Service and Good Example Medal, first class
Excellent service medal
January 25 medal
Military Duty Medal, First Class

Mohamed Mohamed Salah el-Din Mostafa (born 6 September 1960)[1] (Egyptian Arabic: محمد محمد صلاح الدين مصطفى) is an Egyptian engineer and military general,[2] [3] holding the position of Minister of Military Production since 14 August 2022 in the Ministry of Mostafa Madbouly,[4] [5] and he held the position of Vice President of the National Authority for Military Production Since 24 November 2020.[6]

Career

Mohamed Salah El-Din served in various positions during his military career including serving as an assistant to the commander of Armament Authority of the Armed Forces of Egypt and later transferred to Arab Organisation for Industrialisation from 2019 to 2020.  He was an advisor to the minister of Military Production and vice president of the National Authority for military Production.[7] He was appointed vice president of the National Authority for military Production on the recommendation of the minister of military production following the passing of vice president of the organization Hassan Abdul Majeed on 15 November 2020. El-Din served in this position from 24 November 2020 until his appointment as minister of Military Production succeeding Mohamed Ahmed Morsi.[8]

In February 2023, a leaked secret document from Pentagon, United States suspected El-Din as a key figure in the government of Egypt's plan to covertly produce and supply over 40,000 rockets, artillery rounds and gunpowder to Russia. The document stated that President el-Sissi was heard in the conversation instructing the military officer named Salah al-Dinto (suspected to be Mohamed Salah El-Din) to keep the plan secret “to avoid problems with the West”.[9]

Qualifications and academic degrees

Positions held

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20230718090625/https://www.cabinet.gov.eg/Hierarchy/Profile/45 "السيد اللواء/ محمد صلاح مصطفى"
  2. Web site: 2022-08-13 . Mohamed Salah El-Din appointed as Minister of State for Military Production - Dailynewsegypt . 2023-06-24 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Egyptian State Minister for Military Production visits Sudan Pavilion at IDEX 2023 in Abu Dhabi . 2023-06-24 . suna-news.net . en.
  4. Maha Salem (August 15, 2022). “In the first statement after taking the constitutional oath...the Minister of Military Production : We are continuing to complete the ministry’s journey.” Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Viewed on 2024-03-01.
  5. Maha Salem (August 13, 2022). “In the new ministerial reshuffle of 2022.” Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Viewed on 2024-03-01.
  6. Maha Salem (November 24, 2020). “Mohamed Salah, Vice President of the National Authority for Military Production.” Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Viewed on 2024-03-01.
  7. Web site: 2022-08-13 . Cabinet Reshuffle: Know more about the new Minister of State for Military Production . 2023-06-24 . EgyptToday.
  8. Web site: Staff . Gazette . 2023-02-07 . Ministries of military production, local development discuss cooperation in field of managing waste system . 2023-06-24 . Egyptian Gazette . en-US.
  9. Web site: ToI Staff . AP . Egypt planned to supply thousands of rockets to Russia amid Ukraine war – report . 2023-06-24 . www.timesofisrael.com . en-US.
  10. Maha Salem (August 13, 2022). “Mostafa Madbouly’s government... Military Production publishes the biography of the new minister, Mohamed Salah El-Din.” Al-Ahram. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Viewed on 2024-03-01.