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Colonel General Sobhi replaces Field Marshal El-Sisi as Egypt's defence minister.

Former chief-of-staff Sedki Sobhi was sworn in by interim president Adly Mansour on Thursday as new defence minister after former Egyptian army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi officially resigned the post earlier in the day.

El-Sisi had announced his resignation from the army and intention to run for the country's presidency late on Wednesday in a speech aired on state TV.

Field Marshall El-Sisi attended a cabinet meeting on Thursday in civilian attire and presented his resignation to Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, exchanging farewells with cabinet ministers.

As a precursor of his appointment to the Ministry of Defence, Sobhi was promoted colonel general by Interim President Adly Mansour on Wednesday, a rank historically reserved solely for this post.

Graduating from Egypt's Military Academy in 1976, Sobhi has since held many senior posts, including the command of Egypt's Third Army, stationed in Suez and South Sinai, and his recent position as deputy chief of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which he now heads as minister of defence.

Replacing Sobhi as chief-of-staff is Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazi, head of military intelligence, the post held by El-Sisi before his promotion to minister of defence under ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in August, 2012.

Source: http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/97691.aspx

Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi
A local told me he was at school in the UK, can anyone confirm this as his Wiki page is sadly lacking...

El-Sisi also went on to pursue higher education, in the course of which he obtained two masters degrees, one from a British military college and the other through a fellowship with an American academy. This formation enabled him to develop extensive relations in international and regional military circles, and it also qualified him to serve as the Egyptian military in Saudi Arabia.


Source: http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2012/1111/eg2.htm

Quote:And one from a British military college.
That doesn't bode to well for the future.....

Who2 wrote:Quote:And one from a British military college.
That doesn't bode to well for the future.....

True, my dear Dr, but then is there anything else that bodes well for Egypt's future.

A-Four wrote:

Who2 wrote:Quote:And one from a British military college.
That doesn't bode to well for the future.....

True, my dear Dr, but then is there anything else that bodes well for Egypt's future.

Well the sun will shine tomorrow, and interested visitors will always come, it's just that those 'kiss me quick mob, will return to Torremolinos or even Margate..thank christ...