Sedki Sobhy

Sedki Sobhy Sayyid Ahmad (Arabic: صدقى صبحى سيد أحمد  pronounced [ˈsˤedʔi ˈsˤobħi ˈsæj.jed ˈæħmæd]) (born 12 December 1955) is an Egyptian politician and former General who was Minister of Defence of Egypt from 2014 until 2018. Sobhy previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from August 2012 to March 2014. He was sworn in as Minister of Defence in March 2014 after Abdul Fattah al-Sisi resigned so he could stand for the presidency. He also commanded the Third Army for a time.

Sedki Sobhy
صدقى صبحى سيد أحمد
45th Minister of Defence
In office
26 March 2014  14 June 2018
PresidentAdly Mansour (Interim)
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Prime MinisterIbrahim Mahlab
Sherif Ismail
Preceded byAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Succeeded byMohamed Ahmed Zaki
Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces
In office
26 March 2014  14 June 2018
PresidentAdly Mansour (Acting)
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Prime MinisterIbrahim Mahlab
Sherif Ismail
Mostafa Madbouly
Preceded byAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Succeeded byMohamed Ahmed Zaki
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
In office
12 August 2012  26 March 2014
PresidentMohamed Morsi
Adly Mansour (Acting)
CommanderAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Preceded bySami Hafez Anan
Succeeded byMahmoud Hegazy
Personal details
Born (1955-12-12) 12 December 1955
Menouf, Republic of Egypt
Political partyIndependent
Military service
Allegiance Egypt
Branch/service Egyptian Army
Years of service1976–2018
Rank General
Battles/warsGulf War
Sinai Insurgency
2015 Egyptian military intervention in Libya
Intervention in Yemen
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