The Egyptian Ministry of Defense is the ministry responsible for the Egyptian Armed Forces organization and manages its affairs and maintains its facilities. It also handles the affairs of colleges and military recruitment, mobilization and management of veterans and military factories in Egypt through the Armed Forces Management and Administration Agency. It was established in 1879 in the Khedivate of Egypt and was then called the Ministry of War, until it was renamed to the Ministry of Defense on 14 May 1971. Egypt's Ministry of Defense is based in Cairo and the headquarters is called The Octagon, located in the New Administrative Capital.[1]
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1879 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Egypt |
| Headquarters | The Octagon, New Administrative Capital |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | http://www.mod.gov.eg |
List of ministers
editThe following is a list of ministers of Defence of Egypt since the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. The position was known until 14 May 1971 as the Minister of War. The Minister direct the Egyptian Armed Forces. Article 201 of the Constitution of Egypt states that the Minister is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and shall be appointed from among its officers.[2]
| No. | Portrait | Minister | Title | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
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| 1 | Major General Mohamed Naguib (1901–1984) | Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief (1952) Minister of War and the Navy, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief (1952–1953) | 24 July 1952 | 18 July 1953 | 359 days |  Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 2 | Wing Commander Abdel Latif Boghdadi (1917–1999) | Minister of War | 8 July 1953 | 7 April 1954 | 273 days |  Egyptian Air Force | [3] | |
| 3 | Major General Abdel Hakim Amer (1919–1967) | Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 7 April 1954 | 31 August 1954 | 146 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 4 | Lieutenant Colonel Hussein el-Shafei (1918–2005) | Minister of War | 17 April 1954 | 31 August 1954 | 45 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| (3) | Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer (1919–1967) | Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief (1954–1956) Vice President of the Republic, Minister of War, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief (1956–1962) | 31 August 1954 | 29 September 1962 | 8 years, 29 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 5 | Abdel Wahab el-Beshry | Minister of War | 29 September 1962 | 10 September 1966 | 3 years, 346 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 6 | Shams Badran (1929–2020) | Minister of War | 10 September 1966 | 10 June 1967 | 273 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| – | Abdel Wahab el-Beshry Acting | Minister of War | 19 June 1967 | 22 July 1967 | 33 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 7 | Amin Howeidi (1921–2009) | Minister of War | 22 July 1967 | 24 February 1968 | 217 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 8 | General Mohamed Fawzi (1915–2000) | Minister of War, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 24 February 1968 | 14 May 1971 | 3 years, 79 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 9 | General Mohammed Ahmed Sadek (1917–1991) | Minister of War, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 14 May 1971 | 26 October 1972 | 1 year, 165 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 10 | General Ahmad Ismail Ali (1917–1974) | Minister of War | 26 October 1972 | 28 December 1974 † | 2 years, 63 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 11 | General Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy (1921–2003) | Minister of War, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 28 December 1974 | 4 October 1978 | 3 years, 280 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 12 | General Kamal Hassan Ali (1921–1993) | Minister of Defense and Military Production, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 4 October 1978 | 13 May 1980 | 1 year, 222 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 13 | Lieutenant General Ahmed Badawi (1927–1981) | Minister of Defense and Military Production, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 14 May 1980 | 3 March 1981 † | 293 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 14 | Field Marshal Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala (1930–2008) | Minister of Defense and Military Production, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 4 March 1981 | 15 April 1989 | 8 years, 42 days | Egyptian Army | [3][4][5] | |
| 15 | Lieutenant General Youssef Sabri Abu Taleb (1929–2008) | Minister of Defense and Military Production, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 15 April 1989 | 20 May 1991 | 2 years, 35 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
| 16 | Field Marshal Muhammad Hussein Tantawy (1935–2021) | Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief, Minister of Defense and Military Production | 20 May 1991 | 12 August 2012 | 21 years, 84 days | Egyptian Army | [3][6] | |
| 17 | Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (born 1954) | Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief, Minister of Defense and Military Production | 12 August 2012 | 26 March 2014 | 1 year, 226 days | Egyptian Army | [3][7] | |
| 18 | General Sedki Sobhy (born 1955) | Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief, Minister of Defense and Military Production | 27 March 2014 | 14 June 2018 | 4 years, 79 days | Egyptian Army | [3][8] | |
| 19 | General Mohamed Ahmed Zaki (born 1956) | Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief, Minister of Defense and Military Production | 14 June 2018 | 2 July 2024 | 6 years, 18 days | Egyptian Army | [9] | |
| 20 | General Abdel Mageed Saqr (born 1955) | Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief, Minister of Defense and Military Production | 3 July 2024 | Incumbent | 173 days* | Egyptian Army | [10] |
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* Incumbent's time in office last updated: 23 December 2024.
Timeline
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Agencies and departments
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References
edit- ^ "Egypt's New Ministry Of Defense Complex (The Octagon)". The Drive. 10 September 2019.
- ^ Unofficial translation of the 2014 constitution
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Former Ministers of War and Defense". mod.gov.eg. Egyptian Ministry Of Defense. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ "Mubarak Ousts Defense Chief, Making Him Aide". New York Times. 16 April 1989. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Defense Chief in Egypt Is Moved Aside". Los Angeles Times. 16 April 1989. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Egypt leader Mursi orders army chief Tantawi to resign". BBC. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Egypt's El-Sisi bids military farewell, says he will run for presidency". Ahram Online. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Sedki Sobhi sworn in as Egypt's new military chief". BBC. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Egypt's Sisi reshuffles key government posts".
- ^ "President El-Sisi Promotes Major General Abdel-Meguid Sakr to the Rank of General". presidency.eg. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.