the death of Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi
An Egyptian military, the Minister of Defense and the President of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, is one of the most important pillars of the Egyptian military apparatus during the past years, where he managed to maintain the prestige of the Egyptian state and respected by its enemies and owners. He also assumed the functions of the rule of the country since the resignation of former President "Hosni Mubarak" February 11, 2011, until President Mohamed Morsi assumed the duties of the President of the Republic on June 30, 2012. Born on October 31, 1935 in the Abdin district of Cairo to a Nubian family from Aswan, he received a BA in Military Sciences from the Military College in 1956 , And studied at the Command and Staff College in 1971 And in the Higher War College in 1982. Tantawi held many leadership positions in the Egyptian armed forces, where he was head of operations and infantry. He also participated in many wars, including the 1956 war, the 1967 war and th