Preceded by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Role General Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab | Preceded by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Succeeded by Mahmoud Hegazy Name Sedki Sobhi Service/branch Egyptian Army | |
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President Adly Mansour (Acting)
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab
Sherif Ismail President Adly Mansour (Acting)
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Battles and wars Gulf War, Sinai insurgency | ||
Political party Independent politician | ||
Egypt s new military chief sworn in
Sedki Sobhy Sayyid Ahmad (Arabic: صدقى صبحى سيد أحمد [ˈsˤedʔi ˈsˤobħi ˈsæj.jed ˈæħmæd]) (born 12 December 1955) is an Egyptian Colonel General who has been Ministers of Defence of Egypt since 2014. Sobhy previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from August 2012 to March 2014. He also commanded the Third Army for a time.
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- Egypt s new military chief sworn in
- Russia Egypt and Russia to bolster security cooperation in North Africa
- Military education
- Main commands
- Connections with the United States
- Medals and Decorations
- References
He was sworn in as Minister of Defence in March 2014 after Abdul Fattah al-Sisi resigned so he could stand for the presidency.
Russia: Egypt and Russia to bolster security cooperation in North Africa
Military education
Main commands
Connections with the United States
In 2004-5 Sedki Sobhy studied for a Master's Degree in Strategic Studies at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. While there he wrote a paper recommending that the United States withdraw its military from the Middle East and concentrate instead on socio-economic aid for the region. The paper was posted on a US Department of Defense website, where it was noticed by analyst Issandr El Amrani.
After the 2013 Egyptian coup, Sedki Sobhy spoke by telephone on 4 July 2013 with Martin Dempsey, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and had spoken twice with him by 8 July.