وزارة الدفاع | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 14 May 1971 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Egypt |
Headquarters | The Octagon, New Administrative Capital |
Minister responsible | |
Website | http://www.mod.gov.eg |
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. Egypt's Ministry of Defense is based in Cairo and the headquarters is called The Octagon, located in the New Administrative Capital. [1]
The 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 | Mohamed Naguib (1901–1984) | Major GeneralArmed 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 | Abdel Latif Boghdadi (1917–1999) | Wing CommanderMinister of War | 8 July 1953 | 7 April 1954 | 273 days | Egyptian Air Force | [3] | |
3 | Abdel Hakim Amer (1919–1967) | Major GeneralArmed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 7 April 1954 | 31 August 1954 | 146 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
4 | Hussein el-Shafei (1918–2005) | Lieutenant ColonelMinister of War | 17 April 1954 | 31 August 1954 | 45 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
(3) | Abdel Hakim Amer (1919–1967) | Field MarshalArmed 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 | Mohamed Fawzi (1915–2000) | GeneralMinister of War, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 24 February 1968 | 14 May 1971 | 3 years, 79 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
9 | Mohammed Ahmed Sadek (1917–1991) | GeneralMinister of War, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 14 May 1971 | 26 October 1972 | 1 year, 165 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
10 | Ahmad Ismail Ali (1917–1974) | GeneralMinister of War | 26 October 1972 | 28 December 1974 † | 2 years, 63 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
11 | Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy (1921–2003) | GeneralMinister of War, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 28 December 1974 | 4 October 1978 | 3 years, 280 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
12 | Kamal Hassan Ali (1921–1993) | GeneralMinister of Defense and Military Production, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 4 October 1978 | 13 May 1980 | 1 year, 222 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
13 | Ahmed Badawi (1927–1981) | Lieutenant GeneralMinister of Defense and Military Production, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 14 May 1980 | 3 March 1981 † | 293 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
14 | Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala (1930–2008) | Field MarshalMinister 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 | Youssef Sabri Abu Taleb (1929–2008) | Lieutenant GeneralMinister of Defense and Military Production, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief | 15 April 1989 | 20 May 1991 | 2 years, 35 days | Egyptian Army | [3] | |
16 | Muhammad Tantawi (1935–2021) | Field MarshalArmed 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 | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (born 1954) | Field MarshalArmed 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 | Sedki Sobhy (born 1955) | GeneralArmed 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 | Mohamed Ahmed Zaki (born 1956) | GeneralArmed Forces Commander-in-Chief, Minister of Defense and Military Production | 14 June 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 317 days* | Egyptian Army | [9] |
* Incumbent's time in office last updated: 26 April 2024.
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