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Magdy Hatata (born 1941) is an Egyptian military officer who held various positions during the Presidency of Hosni Mubarak.
Lieutenant General Magdy Hatata | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Magdy Anwar Hatata[1] |
| Born | 1941 (age 82–83) |
| Allegiance |  Egypt |
| Service |  Egyptian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands | |
| Battles / wars | Six-Day War Yom Kippur War |
| Alma mater | Egyptian Military School |
| Other work | Chairperson of the Arab Organization for Industrialization |
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]
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