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Mohammed Tantawi
[[file: |225px|alt=|Mohamed Hussein Tantawi]]
Head of State of Egypt
Incumbent
Assumed office  February 11, 2011
Preceded by	Hosni Mubarak
Born	October 31, 1935 (1935-10-31) (age 75)
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1956—present
Rank	Field Marshall
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Battles/wars	Suez Crisis Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Gulf War
Awards	Liberation Order United Arab Republic Anniversary Order Distinguished Service Order (Pakistani)

Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Soliman (Arabic: محمد حسين طنطاوى‎; born 31 October 1935) is an Egyptian military officer. He holds the rank of Field Marshal and has served in the government of Egypt as Minister of Defense and Military Production since 1991; he is commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces.^[1]

Tantawi received his commission on 1 April 1956 serving in the infantry, and he participated in the wars of 1956, 1967, and 1973. He held various commands and was assigned as military attaché to Pakistan. Following the dismissal of Lt. General Yousef Sabry Abo Taleb, Tantawi was appointed as Minister of Defense and Military Production and commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces on May 20, 1991; he became the first Egyptian since 1989 with the rank of Field Marshal. In that period, he also participated in the First Gulf War on the coalition side.

As of 2011, Tantawi is seen as a possible contender for the Egyptian presidency.^[2] Amidst the 2011 Egyptian protests, Tantawi was promoted to the ministerial rank of Deputy Prime Minister, while retaining the defense portfolio, on 31 January 2011. The Higher Military Council of Egypt is now in charge of Egypt. They are going to rule with the Supreme Constitutional Council as of the 11th February 2011.^[3]

Tantawi has served as Commander of the Presidential Guard and Chief of the Operations Authority of the Armed Forces.

[edit] References

1. ^ "The Cabinet". Website of the President of Egypt. 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20071011174913/http://presidency.gov.eg/html/the_cabinet.html. Retrieved 2007-10-12. 
2. ^ Morrison, James (2011-01-30). "Cairo in Chaos". Washington Times. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/30/embassy-row-397880904/. Retrieved 2011-02-01. 
3. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

[edit] External links

• Commander in Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces
• Mohamed Hussein Tantawi collected news and commentary at Al Jazeera English

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Name	Tantawi, Mohammed
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Date of birth	31 October 1935
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