Atef Sadat

Mohamed Atef Anwar Sadat (Arabic: محمد عاطف أنور السادات; 13 March 1948 – 6 October 1973) was a fighter pilot in the Egyptian Air Force who had the rank of flight lieutenant. In the Yom Kippur War, he and colleagues were killed in a raid on an Israeli military airport. He is the younger half brother of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, who was assassinated on the same day eight years later.

Mohamed Atef Anwar Sadat
محمد عاطف أنور السادات
Atef Sadat
Born(1948-03-13)13 March 1948
Mit Abu El Kom, Monufia, Kingdom of Egypt
Died6 October 1973(1973-10-06) (aged 25)
Sinai Peninsula
Allegiance Egypt
Service/branch Egyptian Air Force
Years of service1966–1973
Rank Flight lieutenant
Battles/warsYom Kippur War
AwardsOrder of the Sinai Star
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