Mohamed Ahmed Zaki Mohamed ( ar, محمد أحمد زكي محمد; born 29 January 1956) is an Egyptian

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who has been minister of defense of Egypt since 14 June 2018. Zaki previously held the command for the

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from December 2008 to August 2012 and became the commander of the

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Forces until June 2018. He was sworn in on 14 June 2018, succeeding

Sedki Sobhy Sedki Sobhy Sayyid Ahmad ( ar, صدقى صبحى سيد أحمد ) (born 12 December 1955) is an Egyptian politician and former General who was Minister of Defence of Egypt from 2014 until 2018. Sobhy previously served as the Chief of St ...

as the minister of defense. He was reportedly appointed as a reward for arresting former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi during the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zaki, Mohamed Ahmed 1956 births Living people Egyptian generals Defence Ministers of Egypt