Sedki Sobhi
| Sedki Sobhi Sayyid Ahmed صدقي صبحي سيد أحمد | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 12 August 2012 | |
| President | Mohamed Morsi Adly Mansour (acting) |
| Commander | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Preceded by | Sami Anan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1955 |
| Political party | Independent |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Egypt |
| Service/branch | Egyptian Army |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Third Field Army |
Sedki Sobhi (Arabic: صدقي صبحي) (born 12 December 1955) is an Egyptian General. In 12 August 2012, President Mohamed Morsi dismissed the former Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Sami Hafez Anan and promoted Sobhi from Major-General to Lieutenant-General, making him the new Chief of Staff.[1] He was the commander of the Third Field Army and he is currently serving as Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt. He is also the Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
Connections with the United States
In 2004-5 Sedki Sobhi studied for a Master's Degree in Strategic Studies at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.[2] While there he wrote a paper recommending that the United States withdraw its military from the Middle East and concentrate instead on socio-economic aid for the region. The paper was posted on a US Department of Defense website, where it was noticed by analyst Issandr El Amrani.[3]
After the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, Sedki Sobhi spoke by telephone on 4 July 2013 with Martin Dempsey, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,[4] and had spoken twice with him by 8 July.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?ID=280968&R=R1&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
- ↑ Mathieu Rabechault, Close US-Egypt military ties forged on American soil, AFP, 9 July 2013.
- ↑ Academic paper by Egypt's new second-in-command offers insight into thinking, Ahram Online, 15 August 2012.
- ↑ Josh Lederman, US touts democracy as Egyptian military takes over, South Florida Times, 8 July 2013.
- ↑ Elise Labott, U.S. avoids calling Egypt's uprising a coup, CNN, 8 July 2013.