Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Egypt)
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The Chief of the General Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces (Egyptian Arabic: رئيس أركان حرب القوات المسلحة, romanized: Rayiys 'arkan harb alquaat almusalaha) is second in command after the Minister of Defense and the President. He usually holds the second highest military rank. Commanders of the Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Forces are under his command.
Chief of the General Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces | |
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رئيس أركان حرب القوات المسلحة | |
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since 3 July 2024 | |
Egyptian Armed Forces | |
Member of | General Staff Supreme Council of the Armed Forces |
Reports to | Minister of Defense |
Seat | Cairo |
Appointer | President of Egypt |
Formation | 9 September 1952 |
First holder | Lieutenant General Mohamed Ibrahim Selim |
Website | Official website |
List of chiefs
editThe following is a list of chiefs of the General Staff of Egypt since the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.
No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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1 | Mohamed Ibrahim Selim (1916–?) | Lieutenant General9 September 1952 | 8 May 1959 | 6 years, 241 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
2 | Abdel Hakim Amer (1919–1967) | Lieutenant General9 May 1959 | 24 March 1964 | 4 years, 320 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
3 | Mohamed Fawzi (1915–2000) | Lieutenant General24 March 1964 | 10 June 1967 | 3 years, 78 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
4 | Abdul Munim Riad (1919–1969) | Lieutenant General11 June 1967 | 9 March 1969 † | 1 year, 271 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
5 | Ahmad Ismail Ali (1917–1974) | Lieutenant General10 March 1969 | 11 September 1969 | 185 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
6 | Mohammed Ahmed Sadek (1917–1991) | Lieutenant General11 September 1969 | 11 May 1971 | 1 year, 242 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
7 | Saad el-Shazly (1922–2011) | Lieutenant General14 May 1971 | 12 December 1973 | 2 years, 212 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
8 | Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy (1921–2003) | Lieutenant General12 December 1973 | 26 December 1974 | 1 year, 14 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
9 | Mohammed Aly Fahmy (1920–1990) | Lieutenant General28 December 1974 | 4 October 1978 | 3 years, 280 days | Egyptian Air Defense Forces | [1] | |
10 | Ahmed Badawi (1927–1981) | Lieutenant General5 October 1978 | 14 May 1980 | 1 year, 222 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
11 | Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala (1930–2008) | Lieutenant General17 May 1980 | 3 March 1981 | 293 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
12 | Abd Rab el-Nabi Hafez (1930–2022) | Lieutenant General4 March 1981 | 16 July 1983 | 2 years, 134 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
13 | Ibrahim El-Orabi (1931–2019) | Lieutenant General16 July 1983 | 13 August 1987 | 4 years, 59 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
14 | Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf (1931–2018) | Lieutenant General13 August 1987 | 20 May 1991 | 3 years, 249 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
14 | Salah Halabi (1937–2014) | Lieutenant General20 May 1991 | 30 October 1995 | 4 years, 163 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
15 | Magdy Hatata (born 1941) | Lieutenant General31 October 1995 | 31 October 2001 | 6 years | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
16 | Hamdy Wahiba | Lieutenant General31 October 2001 | 29 October 2005 | 3 years, 363 days | Egyptian Army | [1] | |
16 | Sami Hafez Anan (born 1948) | Lieutenant General30 October 2005 | 12 August 2012 | 6 years, 287 days | Egyptian Air Defense Forces | [1][2] | |
16 | Sedki Sobhy (born 1955) | Lieutenant General12 August 2012 | 27 March 2014 | 1 year, 196 days | Egyptian Army | [1][3] | |
17 | Mahmoud Hegazy (born 1953) | Lieutenant General27 March 2014 | 28 October 2017 | 3 years, 215 days | Egyptian Army | [1][4] | |
18 | Mohammed Farid Hegazy (born 1954) | Lieutenant General28 October 2017 | 27 October 2021 | 3 years, 364 days | Egyptian Army | [5] | |
19 | Osama Askar (born 1957) | Lieutenant General27 October 2021 | 2 July 2024 | 2 years, 249 days* | Egyptian Army | [6] | |
20 | Ahmed Fathy Khalifa (born 1966) | Lieutenant General3 July 2024 | Incumbent | 47 days* | Egyptian Army | [7] |
* Incumbent's time in office last updated: 19 August 2024.
Timeline
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Former Chiefs of Staff". mod.gov.eg. Egyptian Ministry Of Defense. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Egypt's Morsi fires defence minister Tantawi". Al Jazeera English. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Sedki Sobhi sworn in as Egypt's new military chief". BBC. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Mahmoud Hegazy appointed new army chief-of-staff". State Information Services. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Egypt's Sissi names new armed forces chief of staff; No reasons given for change of top soldier, seen as a major shift in the military establishment". The Times of Israel. AFP. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017. and "Egypt announces reshuffle in top security ranks". Reuters. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Egypt's Sisi appoints new armed forces chief of staff - presidency". Reuters.
- ^ "President El-Sisi Issues Decree to Appoint New Armed Forces Chief of Staff". presidency.eg. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.