Abdel Mageed Saqr

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]

Abdel Mageed Saqr
عبد المجيد صقر
Saqr in 2024
47th Minister of Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 July 2024
President	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Prime Minister	Mostafa Madbouly
Preceded by	Mohamed Ahmed Zaki
Governor of Suez[1]
In office 29 August 2018 – 2 July 2024
Prime Minister	Mostafa Madbouly
Preceded by	Ahmad Hamed
Succeeded by	Tariq Al-Shazly
Personal details
Born	(1955-06-27) 27 June 1955 (age 69)
Political party	Independent
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch/service	Egyptian Army
Years of service	1977 – present
Rank	General officer

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]

See also

• Sedki Sobhy.
• Hussein Tantawy.

References

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