Egypt's defense minister attends graduation of 163rd NCO instructor batch

Lt. Gen. Ashraf Salem Zaher attended the graduation ceremony of the 163rd batch of non-commissioned officer instructors, named after martyr Assistant Hani Beltagy.

• The ceremony featured sports, weapons, free-fall parachute, and combat demonstrations by institute students.
• Zaher awarded medals to top graduates, and command of the institute passed from batch 163 to batch 164.
• Zaher conveyed President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's congratulations and said NCO instructors are a pillar for protecting Egyptian national security.
• The family of martyr Assistant Hani Beltagy was honored, with military music playing the memorial salute.