Abdel Wahab el-Beshry
20th century Egyptian politician and Minister
Abdel Wahab el Beshry | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 29 September 1962 – 10 September 1966 | |
President | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
Preceded by | Abdel Hakim Amer |
Succeeded by | Shams Badran |
Commander of Armed Forces | |
In office 19 June 1967 – 22 July 1969 | |
Preceded by | Shams Badran |
Succeeded by | Amin Howeidi |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Abdel Wahab el-Beshry was a Minister of Defence of Egypt during the period Gamal Abdel Nasser was president. He was among the leading figures in Egypt during the 1960s.
He served as Defence Minister until 10 September 1966 when he was replaced by Shams Badran.[1]
He also had command of the Egyptian Armed Forces for two terms, one of which was after Abdel Hakim Amer's death.
References
- ^ Hamied Ansari (1986). Egypt: The Stalled Society. SUNY Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-88706-183-7. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
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Commanders of the Egyptian Armed Forces since the Egyptian Revolution of 1952
Commanders-in-Chief
- Mohamed Naguib (1952–53)
- Abdel Latif Boghdadi (1953–54)
- Abdel Hakim Amer (1954)
- Hussein el-Shafei (1954)
- Abdel Hakim Amer (1954–62)
- Abdel Wahab el-Beshry (1962–66)
- Shams Badran (1966–67)
- Abdel Wahab el-Beshry (1967)
- Amin Howeidi (1967–68)
- Mohamed Fawzi (1968–71)
- Mohammed Ahmed Sadek (1971–72)
- Ahmad Ismail Ali (1972–74)
- Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy (1974–78)
- Kamal Hassan Ali (1978–80)
- Ahmed Badawi (1980–81)
- Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala (1981–89)
- Youssef Sabri Abu Taleb (1989–91)
- Muhammad Hussein Tantawy (1991–2012)
- Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (2012–14)
- Sedki Sobhy (2014–18)
- Mohamed Ahmed Zaki (2018–24)
- Abdel Mageed Saqr (2024–present)
the Armed Forces
- Mohamed Ibrahim Selim (1952–59)
- Abdel Hakim Amer (1959–64)
- Mohamed Fawzi (1964–67)
- Abdul Munim Riad (1967–69)
- Ahmad Ismail Ali (1969)
- Mohammed Ahmed Sadek (1969–71)
- Saad el-Shazly (1971–73)
- Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy (1973–74)
- Mohammed Aly Fahmy (1974–78)
- Ahmed Badawi (1978–80)
- Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala (1980–81)
- Abd Rab el-Nabi Hafez (1981–83)
- Ibrahim El-Orabi (1983–87)
- Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf (1987–91)
- Salah Halabi (1991–95)
- Magdy Hatata (1995–2001)
- Hamdy Wahiba (2001–05)
- Sami Hafez Anan (2005–12)
- Sedki Sobhy (2012–14)
- Mahmoud Hegazy (2014–17)
- Mohammed Farid Hegazy (2017–21)
- Osama Askar (2021–24)
- Ahmed Fathy Khalifa (2024–present)
Italics indicate interim officeholder