Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud Hegazy ( ar, محمود إبراهيم محمود حجازى; born 11 May 1956) is an Egyptian general who was the

Chief of Staff The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...

of the

Egyptian Armed Forces The Egyptian Armed Forces ( arz, القُوّات المُسَلَّحَة المِصْرِيَّة, alquwwat almusalahat almisria) are the military forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt. They consist of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptia ...

from 2014 to 2017. Hegazy graduated from the

Egyptian Military Academy The Egyptian Military Academy ( ar, الكلية الحربية) is the oldest and most prominent military academy in Egypt. Traditionally, graduates of the Military Academy are commissioned as officers in the Egyptian Army. However, they may se ...

in 1977, and served as the Chief of the Egyptian Military intelligence before his appointment as Chief of Staff by the president of Egypt,

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi; (born 19 November 1954) is an Egyptian politician and retired military officer who has served as the sixth and current president of Egypt since 2014. Before retiring as a general in the Egyptian mi ...

. He is related to Sisi through the marriage of their respective children. Mahmoud Hegazy was replaced in 2017 by

Mohammed Farid Hegazy Lieutenant General Mohammed Farid Hegazy (born 1954) is the former Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces. Previously he was Chief of Staff and then Commander of the Second Field Army (2010–2012), and then Secretary-General of the Minist ...

in a shakeup of high level security personnel. No reason was given for the changes, but since 2013, Egypt has been fighting an ongoing Islamist insurgency that has killed of hundreds of policemen and soldiers. A week before the dismissal, sixteen policemen were killed during a police operation in the western desert of Giza province, and two high level security personnel for Giza were also dismissed. Hegazy was given a position of security advisor to the president. He is a member of the

Supreme Council of the Armed Forces The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF; ar, المجلس الأعلى للقوات المسلحة, ', also Higher Council of the Armed Forces) is a statutory body of between 20 and 25 senior Egyptian military officers and is headed by ...

Military education

* Bachelor of Military Sciences,

* The Advanced Course,

* The Sophisticated course,

* M.A. of Military sciences, Egyptian Joint Command and staff college * War Course, Fellowship of the Higher War College, Nasser's Military Sciences Academy * Advanced Armor course, USA

Main commands

* Armored Battalion, commander * Armored Brigade, Chief of staff * Armored Brigade, commander * Armored Division, Chief of staff * Defense Attache, England * Armored Division, commander * Western Military Region, Chief of staff * Western Military Region, commander * Management and administration authority, Chief * Military Intelligence, Chief

Awards and decorations

* 25 April Decoration (Liberation of Sinai) * Distinguished Service Decoration * Military Duty Decoration, Third Class * Military Duty Decoration, Second Class * Military Duty Decoration, First Class * Distinguished Tank Commanders Badge, First Class * Longevity and Exemplary Medal * Liberation of Kuwait Medal * Silver Jubilee of October War Medal * Golden Jubilee of the 23rd of July Revolution * Silver Jubilee of the Liberation of Sinai Medal * 25 January Revolution Medal Family Abdelhamid Hegazi :son of Hegzai official Egypt delegate in the United Nations for 1999-2010, The milliliter president assistant 2014-2018 Omar Abdelhamid : Grandson of Mahmoud Hegazi, presidential delegate for Egypt 2030, First LGBTQI+ Activist from a diplomatic background in Egypt . Alaa Hegazi : Social security head 2016-2020, Husband of the president Abdelfattah el sisi daughter

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hegazy, Mahmoud 1953 births Living people Chiefs of the General Staff (Egypt) Egyptian Military Academy alumni Directors of the Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance (Egypt) Members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces