The Egyptian Ministry of Defense is the ministry responsible for the
Egyptian Armed Forces
The Egyptian Armed Forces ( arz, القُوّات المُسَلَّحَة المِصْرِيَّة, alquwwat almusalahat almisria) are the military forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt. They consist of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptia ...
organization and manages its affairs and maintains its facilities. It also handles the affairs of colleges and military recruitment, mobilization and management of veterans and military factories in
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medite ...
through the
Armed Forces Management and Administration Agency. Egypt's Ministry of Defense is based in Cairo and the headquarters is called
The Octagon, located in the
New Administrative Capital
The New Administrative Capital (NAC) ( ar, العاصمة الإدارية الجديدة, al-ʿĀṣima al-ʾIdārīya al-Gadīda) is a new urban community in Cairo Governorate, Egypt and a satellite of Cairo City. It is planned to be Egypt's ...
.
List of ministers
The following is a list of ministers of Defence of Egypt since the
Egyptian revolution of 1952. The position was known until 14 May 1971 as the ''Minister of War''. The Minister direct the
Egyptian Armed Forces
The Egyptian Armed Forces ( arz, القُوّات المُسَلَّحَة المِصْرِيَّة, alquwwat almusalahat almisria) are the military forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt. They consist of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptia ...
. Article 201 of the
Constitution of Egypt
The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the fundamental law of Egypt.
The Egyptian Constitution of 2014 was passed in a referendum in January 2014. The constitution took effect after the results were announced on 18 January 2014. A ...
states that the Minister is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and shall be appointed from among its officers.
Unofficial translation of the 2014 constitution
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* Incumbent's time in office last updated: .
Timeline
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Places
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* Amer, Girona, a municipality in the province of Girona in Catalonia, Spain
* Amber, India (also known as Amer, India), former city of Rajasthan state
** ...
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Agencies and departments
* Armed Forces Arming Authority
* Armed Forces Engineering Authority
* Armed Forces Finance Authority
* Armed Forces Logistics Authority
* Armed Forces Management and Administration
* Armed Forces Training Authority
* Military Operations Authority
* Military justice
Military justice (also military law) is the legal system (bodies of law and procedure) that governs the conduct of the active-duty personnel of the armed forces of a country. In some nation-states, civil law and military law are distinct bodi ...
* Morale Affairs
See also
* Cabinet of Egypt
The Cabinet of Egypt ( ar, مجلس وزراء مصر) is the chief executive body of the Arab Republic of Egypt. It consists of the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers.
The government has a leading role in shaping the agenda of the houses ...
* Egyptian Armed Forces
The Egyptian Armed Forces ( arz, القُوّات المُسَلَّحَة المِصْرِيَّة, alquwwat almusalahat almisria) are the military forces of the Arab Republic of Egypt. They consist of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptia ...
* Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Egypt)
References
External links
Egypt's Cabinet Database
Government ministries of Egypt
Egyptian military-related lists
Defence Ministers of Egypt
Defence ministries
Military of Egypt
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