The Chief of the General Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces ( arz, رئيس أركان حرب القوات المسلحة, Rayiys 'arkan harb alquaat almusalaha) is second in command after the

Minister of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

and the

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

. He usually holds the second highest military rank. Commanders of the

Navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...

Air Force An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an a ...

and Air Defense Forces are under his command.

List of chiefs

The following is a list of chiefs of the General Staff of Egypt since the Egyptian revolution of 1952. * Incumbent's time in office last updated: .

Timeline

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Selim Salim, Saleem or Selim may refer to: People *Salim (name), or Saleem or Salem or Selim, a name of Arabic origin *Salim (poet) (1800–1866) *Saleem (playwright) (fl. 1996) *Selim I, Selim II and Selim III, Ottoman Sultans * Selim people, an eth ...

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Amer Amer may refer to: Places * Amer (river), a river in the Dutch province of North Brabant * Amer, Girona, a municipality in the province of Girona in Catalonia, Spain * Amber, India (also known as Amer, India), former city of Rajasthan state ** Am ...

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Fawzi Fawzi, Faouzi, Fawzy or Fevzi (in Arabic فوزي) is an Arabic and Turkish name and surname meaning "triumph". Notable people with the name include: Given name Fawzi *Ali Fawzi Rebaine (born 1955), the leader of the Ahd 54 political party in Alge ...

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Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

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Badawi In Arabic onomastics (" ''nisbah''"), Al-Badawi denotes a relationship to or from Bedouin areas (consequently "badawi" may sometimes imply ''rustic''). It is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Ahmad al-Badawi, a ...

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Halabi Halabi may refer to: * Halabi (surname), including a list of people with the name * Halabi, Iran, a village *from Aleppo in Syria ** Halabi Jews * Halbi, an Indic language See also * Alabi (surname) * Helebi, a dialect of Domari language Doma ...

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Hatata ''Hatata'' (; Ge'ez language, Ge'ez: ሐተታ ''ḥätäta'' "inquiry") is a Ge'ez term describing an investigation. The hatatas are two 17th century Ethics, ethical and rational philosophical treatises from present-day Ethiopia: One hatata is ...

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Anan Anan or ANAN may refer to: People * Anan (name) Places * Anan, Haute-Garonne, a commune in the Haute-Garonne ''département'', France * Anan, Nagano, a town in Nagano, Japan * Anan, Tokushima, a city in Tokushima, Japan Other uses * ''Anan'' ( ...

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References

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