Ministry of Defense and Military Production
| وزارة الدفاع والانتاج الحربى | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 14 May 1971 |
| Jurisdiction |  Arab Republic of Egypt |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | http://www.mod.gov.eg |
The Egyptian Ministry of Defense and Military Production 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. The ministry is based in Cairo.[1]
List of ministers
The following is a list of ministers of Defense and Military Production 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 | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major General Muhammad Naguib (1901–1984) | 9 September 1952 | 18 June 1953 | 9 months | – | |
| 2 | Lieutenant Colonel Abdel Latif Boghdadi (1917–1999) | 18 June 1953 | 17 April 1954 | 9 months | – | |
| 3 | Colonel Hussein el-Shafei (1918–2005) | 17 April 1954 | 31 August 1954 | 4 months | – | |
| 4 | Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer (1919–1967) | 31 August 1954 | 29 September 1962 | 8 years | – | |
| 5 | Abdel Wahab el-Beshry | 29 September 1962 | 10 September 1966 | 3 years, 11 months | – | |
| 6 | Major General Shams Badran (born 1929) | 10 September 1966 | 19 June 1967 | 9 months | – | |
| (5) | Abdel Wahab el-Beshry | 19 June 1967 | 22 July 1967 | 1 month | – | |
| 7 | Amin Howeidi (1921–2009) | 22 July 1967 | 24 February 1968 | 7 months | – | |
| 8 | Lieutenant General Mohamed Fawzi (1915–2000) | 24 February 1968 | 14 May 1971 | 3 years, 2 months | – | |
| 9 | Colonel General Mohammed Ahmed Sadek (1917–1991) | 14 May 1971 | 26 October 1972 | 1 year, 5 months | – | |
| 10 | Field Marshal Ahmad Ismail Ali (1917–1974) | 26 October 1972 | 28 December 1974 † | 2 years, 2 months | – | |
| 11 | Field Marshal Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy (1921–2003) | 28 December 1974 | 4 July 1978 | 3 years, 188 days | – | |
| 12 | Colonel General Kamal Hassan Ali (1921–1993) | 4 July 1978 | 13 May 1980 | 1 year, 10 months | – | |
| 13 | Field Marshal Ahmed Badawi (1927–1981) | 14 May 1980 | 2 March 1981 † | 292 days | – | |
| 14 | Field Marshal Abd al-Halim Abu Ghazala (1930–2008) | 4 March 1981 | 15 April 1989 | 8 years, 42 days | [3][4] | |
| 15 | Lieutenant General Youssef Sabri Abu Taleb (1929–2008) | 15 April 1989 | 20 May 1991 | 2 years, 1 month | – | |
| 16 | Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (born 1935) | 20 May 1991 | 12 August 2012 | 21 years, 2 months | [5] | |
| 17 | Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (born 1954) | 12 August 2012 | 27 March 2014 | 1 year, 7 months | [6] | |
| 18 | Colonel General Sedki Sobhy (born 1955) | 27 March 2014 | 14 June 2018 | 4 years, 2 months | [7] | |
| 19 | Lieutenant General Mohamed Ahmed Zaki (born 1956) | 14 June 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 47 days | [8] |
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See also
References
- ^ "Ministry of Defense and Military Production (Egypt)". Epicos. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ Unofficial translation of the 2014 constitution
- ^ "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".
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