Sedki Sobhy Sayyid Ahmad ( ar, صدقى صبحى سيد أحمد ) (born 12 December 1955) is an Egyptian politician and former

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who was Minister of Defence of Egypt from 2014 until 2018. Sobhy previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from August 2012 to March 2014. He was sworn in as Minister of Defence in March 2014 after Abdul Fattah al-Sisi resigned so he could stand for the presidency. He also commanded the Third Army for a time.

Military education

* Bachelor of military sciences,

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* The Advanced course,

* The sophisticated course,

* M.A. of Military sciences, Egyptian Joint Command and staff college * War Course, Fellowship of the Higher War College, Nasser's Military Sciences Academy * Basic Infantry scholarship,

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* Advanced Infantry scholarship,

* Training planning course,

* War Course,

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, United States * Multinational forces course,

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Main commands

* Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Commander. * Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Chief of staff. * Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Commander. * Mechanized Infantry Division, Chief of Staff. * Mechanized Infantry Division, commander. * Third Army, Chief, Operations branch. * Third Army, Chief of Staff. * Third Army, Commander.

Connections with the United States

In 2004–2005 Sedki Sobhy studied for a Master's Degree in Strategic Studies at the

in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. While there he wrote a paper recommending that the United States withdraw its military from the

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and concentrate instead on socio-economic aid for the region. The paper was posted on a

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website, where it was noticed by analyst Issandr El Amrani. After the

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, Sedki Sobhy spoke by telephone on 4 July 2013 with Martin Dempsey, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and had spoken twice with him by 8 July.Elise Labott
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Medals and Decorations

* 25 April Decoration (Liberation of Sinai) * Distinguished Service Decoration * Military Duty Decoration, Second Class * Military Duty Decoration, First Class * Longevity and Exemplary Medal * Liberation of Kuwait Medal * Silver Jubilee of October War Medal * Golden Jubilee of the 23rd of July Revolution * Silver Jubilee of the Liberation of Sinai Medal * 25 January Revolution Medal

References

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