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Abdel Mageed Saqr

Egyptian Minister of Defense

عبد المجيد صقر

Saqr in 2024

Incumbent

Assumed office
3 July 2024PresidentAbdel Fattah el-SisiPrime MinisterMostafa MadboulyPreceded byMohamed Ahmed ZakiGovernor of Suez^[1]In office
29 August 2018 – 2 July 2024Prime MinisterMostafa MadboulyPreceded byAhmad HamedSucceeded byTariq Al-Shazly Personal detailsBorn (1955-06-27) 27 June 1955 (age 69)Political partyIndependentMilitary serviceAllegiance

EgyptBranch/service

Egyptian ArmyYears of service1977 – presentRankColonel general

Abdel Mageed Ahmed Abdel Mageed Saqr (Arabic: عبد المجيد أحمد عبد المجيد صقر; (27 June 1955 - ) is an Egyptian colonel general who is the current minister of defense of Egypt since 2 July 2024.^[2]

Military Education

Bachelor's degree of military sciences from Egyptian Military College.^[3]
All mandatory courses for the artillery corps.
Master's degree in military sciences from the Command and Staff College.^[4]
Fellowship of the Higher War College of the Military Academy for Postgraduate and Strategic Studies.^[5]

References

^ "Who is the new Egyptian Defense Minister?". egyptindependent. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ "President El-Sisi Promotes Major General Abdel-Meguid Sakr to the Rank of General". presidency.eg. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ "Minister of Defense". Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ "Military leadership transition: Abdel Megeed Sakr assumes Defence Ministry role". Daily News Egypt. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
^ "General Abdel-Meguid Saqr takes helm as Egypt's new Minister of Defence". Ahram Online. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.