Magdy Hatata
- Chief of the General Staff
- Republican Guard
Yom Kippur War
Magdy Hatata (born 1941) is an Egyptian military officer who held various positions during the Presidency of Hosni Mubarak.
Biography
Hatata was born in 1941.[2][3] He received a master of arts degree in military science and a fellowship of the Nasser Military Academy’s Higher War College.[4]
He served as the commander of the second field army.[5] He also headed the Republican Guard being the fifth commander of the guard under Mubarak.[5][6] He was one of the military personnel fought against Israel in 1973.[4]
Hatata was promoted to the rank of the lieutenant general.[7] He was appointed chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces on 31 October 1995 replacing Salah Halabi in the post.[7] Hatata held the post until 31 October 2001 when Hamdy Wahiba was appointed to the post.[7][8] The same year Hatata was named by the President Hosni Mubarak as the head of Arab Organization for Industrialization.[6] After leaving the office Hatata taught at the Egyptian Army’s Command and General Staff College.[4]
In 2011, he was implicated as one of the presidential candidates.[4] However, he declared in December 2011 that he would not run for the office.[5]
References
- ^ "US DOD: Shelton departs for Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco". M2 Presswire. 18 April 2000. ProQuest 445994624. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ Sherifa Zuhur (2007). Egypt: Security, Political, and Islamist Challenges. Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-58487-312-9.
- ^ Daniel Sobelman (Spring 2001). "Gamal Mubarak, President of Egypt?". Middle East Quarterly. 8 (2).
- ^ a b c d "Magdi Hatata". MEED. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Former Egypt military chief of staff won't run for president". Ahram Online. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ a b Hicham Bou Nassif (Autumn 2013). "Wedded to Mubarak: The Second Careers and Financial Rewards of Egypt's Military Elite, 1981-2011". The Middle East Journal. 67 (4): 517, 527. JSTOR 43698073.
- ^ a b c "Egyptian Armed Forces". Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Muhammad Abdul Aziz; Youssef Hussein (Fall 2001). "The President, the Son, and the Military: The Question of Succession in Egypt". Arab Studies Journal. 9–10 (2–1): 76. JSTOR 27933805.
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