Ibrahim El-Orabi
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Ibrahim El Orabi | |
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1st class Medal of Military Duty , 1st class |
Ibrahim Abdul Ghafour El Orabi (
He was a member of the
As the chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Orabi was the second highest-ranking military officer in all of the Egyptian Armed Forces.
Early life
Orabi was born in
Education
Orabi received a Bachelor of Military Science from the
Personal life
Orabi had three children with his wife Leila: Khadija, Khaled, and Tarek. The sons served in the Egyptian General Intelligence and Tarek remains on active duty. Orabi and his wife have nine grandchildren.
Military education
- 1950 Bachelor of Military Science degree, Egyptian Military Academy, Heliopolis, Cairo
- 1961 Master of Military Art and Science degree, M.V. Frunze Military Academy, Moscow, Soviet Union
- 1972 PhD of Military Science, Joint Command and Staff College, Cairo, Egypt
- 1977 Fellowship of the Higher War College, Nasser's Military Sciences Academy, Egypt
Dates of rank
Rank | Date |
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Lieutenant | 1950 |
First lieutenant | |
Captain | |
Major | |
Lieutenant colonel | |
Colonel | Never held |
Brigadier general | |
Major general | 1977 |
Lieutenant general | 1983 |
Career
In 1950, Orabi began his service in the
From 1963 to 1967, Orabi served as Commander of the Arab Forces in Iraq and Commander of the Armored Corps in Yemen war and then was appointed to the Field Marshal's Office.
In the year of 1968, Orabi was dispatched on an training branch, then he assumed the position of vice president of operations of the second field army, and shortly after that, he was appointed commander of the 21st armoured division.
From 1977 to 1981, Orabi was promoted to the rank of Major General and was appointed Assistant Commander of the Second Field Army. He next served in the Second Field Army, where he was assigned Chief of Staff, and then as Commander of the Second Field Army.
On 4 March 1981, General Orabi was nominated by President Anwar Sadat to serve as chief of operations of the Armed Forces. He was next appointed Assistant Minister of Defence in 1982.
President
In 1987, Orabi was appointed Chairman of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), a position he held till 1995, when he retired.
Military participations
Awards and decorations
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Orabi is the recipient of the following awards: