Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf

Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf
Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf
	Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf, 1979
Native name	صفي الدين أبو شناف
Born	January 29, 1931; Minya Governorate, Egypt
Died	March 12, 2018 (aged 87); Egypt
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch	Egyptian Army
Years of service	1953–1991
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Chief of Staff; Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance; Second Army;
Battles / wars	Suez Crisis; North Yemen Civil War; Six-Day War; War of Attrition; October War;

Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf (January 29, 1931 – March 12, 2018) was an Egyptian military officer who served as the 14th chief of staff of the Egyptian Army from 1987 to 1991. He commanded the 7th Infantry Division before being assigned to a diplomatic mission as part of the Egyptian Military Committee during the Egyptian-Israeli peace negotiations in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt.