Sedki Sobhy
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| In office 12 August 2012 – 26 March 2014 | |
| President | Mohamed Morsi Adly Mansour (Acting) |
| Commander | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Preceded by | Sami Hafez Anan |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Hegazy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1955 Intervention in Yemen |
Sedki Sobhy Sayyid Ahmad (
Abdul Fattah al-Sisi resigned so he could stand for the presidency.[3] He also commanded the Third Army for a time.[4]
Military education
- Bachelor of military sciences, Egyptian Military Academy[5]
- The Advanced course, Egyptian Military Academy[5]
- The sophisticated course, Egyptian Military Academy[5]
- M.A. of Military sciences, Egyptian Joint Command and staff college[5]
- War Course, Fellowship of the Higher War College, Nasser's Military Sciences Academy[5]
- Basic Infantry scholarship, United States[5]
- Advanced Infantry scholarship, United States[5]
- Training planning course, United States[5]
- War Course, US Army War College, United States[5]
- Multinational forces course, Germany[5]
Main commands
- Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Commander.[5]
- Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Chief of staff.[5]
- Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Commander.[5]
- Mechanized Infantry Division, Chief of Staff.[5]
- Mechanized Infantry Division, commander.[5]
- Third Army, Chief, Operations branch.[5]
- Third Army, Chief of Staff.[5]
- Third Army, Commander.[5]
Connections with the United States
In 2004–2005 Sedki Sobhy studied for a Master's Degree in
US Department of Defense website, where it was noticed by analyst Issandr El Amrani.[7]
After the
2013 Egyptian coup, Sedki Sobhy spoke by telephone on 4 July 2013 with Martin Dempsey, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,[8] and had spoken twice with him by 8 July.[9]
Medals and decorations
- 25 April Decoration (Liberation of Sinai)[5]
- Distinguished Service Decoration[5]
- Military Duty Decoration, Second Class[5]
- Military Duty Decoration, First Class[5]
- Longevity and Exemplary Medal[5]
- Liberation of Kuwait Medal[5]
- Silver Jubilee of October War Medal[5]
- Golden Jubilee of the 23rd of July Revolution[5]
- Silver Jubilee of the Liberation of Sinai Medal[5]
- 25 January Revolution Medal[5]
References
- ^ a b "BREAKING l Sedki Sobhy promoted to general army chief". Aswat Masriya. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Egypt's Sherif Ismail cabinet with 16 new faces sworn in by President Sisi". Ahram Online. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Sedki Sobhi sworn in as Egypt's new military chief". BBC. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "صدقي صبحي سيد". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Profile: Sedki Sobhi". Egyptian Ministry of Defense.
- ^ Mathieu Rabechault, Close US-Egypt military ties forged on American soil, AFP, 9 July 2013.
- Ahram Online, 15 August 2012.
- ^ Josh Lederman, US touts democracy as Egyptian military takes over, South Florida Times, 8 July 2013.
- ^ Elise Labott, U.S. avoids calling Egypt's uprising a coup, CNN, 8 July 2013.
