| Lieutenant General Magdy Hatata | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 (age 83–84) |
| Allegiance |
 Egypt |
| Service/branch | Egyptian Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Commands held | |
| Battles/wars |
Six-Day War Yom Kippur War |
| Other work | Chairperson of the Arab Organization for Industrialization |
Magdy Hatata (born 1941) is an Egyptian military officer who held various positions during the Presidency of Hosni Mubarak.
Biography[]
Hatata was born in 1941.[1][2] He received a master of arts degree in military science and a fellowship of the Nasser Military Academy’s Higher War College.[3]
He served as the commander of the second field army.[4] He also headed the Republican Guard being the fifth commander of the guard under Mubarak.[4][5] He was one of the military personnel fought against Israel in 1973.[3]
Hatata was promoted to the rank of the lieutenant general.[6] He was appointed chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces on 31 October 1995 replacing Salah Halabi in the post.[6] Hatata held the post until 31 October 2001 when Hamdy Wahiba was appointed to the post.[6][7] The same year Hatata was named by the President Hosni Mubarak as the head of Arab Organization for Industrialization.[5] After leaving the office Hatata taught at the Egyptian Army’s Command and General Staff College.[3] In 2011, he was implicated as one of the presidential candidates.[3] However, he declared in December 2011 that he would not run for the office.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Sherifa Zuhur (2007). Egypt: Security, Political, and Islamist Challenges. Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-58487-312-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y_j1RS-00D0C&pg=PR35.
- ↑ Daniel Sobelman (Spring 2001). "Gamal Mubarak, President of Egypt?". https://www.meforum.org/27/gamal-mubarak-president-of-egypt.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Magdi Hatata". MEED. 12 April 2011. https://www.meed.com/magdi-hatata/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Former Egypt military chief of staff won't run for president". Ahram Online. 10 December 2011. https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/28956/Egypt/Politics-/Former-Egypt-military-chief-of-staff-wont-run-for-.aspx.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hicham Bou Nassif (Autumn 2013). "Wedded to Mubarak: The Second Careers and Financial Rewards of Egypt's Military Elite, 1981-2011". pp. 517,527. JSTOR 43698073. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43698073.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Egyptian Armed Forces". Ministry of Defense. https://www.mod.gov.eg/ModWebSite/Mod_FCS.aspx.
- ↑ "The President, the Son, and the Military: The Question of Succession in Egypt". Fall 2001. p. 76. JSTOR 27933805. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27933805.
External links[]
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