He is known to have excelled at Egypt 's military academy in 1938 and , later on , its air force academy .
Boghdadi was born in El Mansoura on 20 September 1917 .
Boghdadi is known to have excelled at Egypt 's military academy in 1938 and , later on , its air force academy .
Boghdadi was born in El Mansoura on 20 September 1917 .