Abdel Mageed Saqr
Abdel Mageed Saqr | |
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عبد المجيد صقر | |
![]() Saqr in 2024 | |
47th Minister of Defence | |
Assumed office 3 July 2024 | |
President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
Prime Minister | Mostafa Madbouly |
Preceded by | Mohamed Ahmed Zaki |
Governor of Suez[1] | |
In office 29 August 2018 – 2 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Mostafa Madbouly |
Preceded by | Ahmad Hamed |
Succeeded by | Tariq Al-Shazly |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 June 1955 |
Political party | Independent |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1977 – present |
Rank | Colonel general |
Abdel Mageed Ahmed Abdel Mageed Saqr (Arabic: عبد المجيد أحمد عبد المجيد صقر; (27 June 1955 - ) is an Egyptian colonel general who is the current minister of defense of Egypt since 2 July 2024.[2]
Military Education
[edit]- Bachelor's degree of military sciences from Egyptian Military College.[3]
- All mandatory courses for the artillery corps.
- Master's degree in military sciences from the Command and Staff College.[4]
- Fellowship of the Higher War College of the Military Academy for Postgraduate and Strategic Studies.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Who is the new Egyptian Defense Minister?". egyptindependent. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "President El-Sisi Promotes Major General Abdel-Meguid Sakr to the Rank of General". presidency.eg. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Minister of Defense". Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Military leadership transition: Abdel Megeed Sakr assumes Defence Ministry role". Daily News Egypt. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "General Abdel-Meguid Saqr takes helm as Egypt's new Minister of Defence". Ahram Online. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.