President Sisi promotes defense minister to General

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Sat, 28 Jul 2018 - 11:16 GMT

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Sat, 28 Jul 2018 - 11:16 GMT

Minister of Defense Lt. General Mohamed Zaki promoted to the rank of Colonel General - TV Screenshot

Minister of Defense Lt. General Mohamed Zaki promoted to the rank of Colonel General - TV Screenshot

CAIRO - 28 July 2018: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on Saturday approved promoting Minister of Defense Lt. General Mohamed Zaki to the rank of General.

This came during the sixth National Youth Conference, which opened earlier in the day at Cairo University.

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President Abd Al Fatah al-Sisi promotes Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki to General during the sixth National Youth Conference – TV Screenshot


In June, Mohamed Ahmed Zaki took the oath before President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi as the Minister of Defense in the new cabinet, to succeed Sedki Sobhi.

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President Sisi meets with Mohamed Ahmed Zaki (L), Sedki Sobhi (C), June, 14, 2018 - press photo



In January, 2017, Sisi approved Zaki's promotion form Major General to Lieutenant General.

Zaki arrested former president Mohamed Morsi on July 3, 2013, following the protests that took place at the time marking the June 30 revolution.

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Zaki was appointed as the head of the Republican Guard military branch in August, 2012. Morsi took post as the president in June of the same year.

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians rushed down to streets on June 30, 2013, calling for the ousting of the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated president.

Zaki had also served as the head of the Egyptian Paratroopers military branch.


MENA contributed to this report

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