Established 1811 – present Website www.mmc.gov.eg Founded 1811, Cairo, Egypt | Location Cairo, Egypt Phone +20 128 252 9324 Director Esmat Abdul Aziz Murad | |
Type Federal military academy Address El-Orouba, Al Matar, Qism El-Nozha, Cairo Governorate, Egypt Notable alumni Abdel Fattah el‑Sisi, Hosni Mubarak, Saad el‑Shazly, Mohamed Abdel Ghani el, Omar al‑Bashir Similar Egyptian Air Academy, Military Technical College, Egyptian Naval Academy, Al‑Azhar University, Cairo University | ||
The Egyptian Military Academy (Arabic: الكلية الحربية) is the oldest and most prominent military academy in Egypt and Africa. Traditionally, graduates of the Military Academy are commissioned as officers in the Egyptian Army. However, they may serve in other branches and commands of the Egyptian military establishment.
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The Military Academy contains branches, which provide additional training and skills. It also features a prolonged study system so as to graduate more elite officers to serve in the 1st Army and Special forces, such as the Branch of Military Arts and Thunderbolt School.
The Academy's current Director is Major General Esmat Abdul Aziz Murad.
History
The founding of the Military Academy dates back to the year 1811, when the first Military School was set up in the citadel area of Cairo, Egypt's capital. In 1820, the Military School moved to Aswan, and in 1908, it was relocated to the Abbassia Military Barracks in the El-Koba Bridge area.
Originally reserved for members of the Egyptian upper class, the Academy changed its rules for admission in 1936 to allow the sons of lower and middle-class families to enter.
In March 1938, the Military School's name changed to become the Military Academy. After the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, the Military Academy's present site was established and inaugurated by the late Egyptian President Gamal Abd El-Nasser on March 3, 1955.
Degrees and syllabus
The Military Academy awards two types of degrees:
The institution also offers additional courses: