Abd el Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil Sisi
more commonly known as General Sisi), (born 19 November 1954 is an Egyptian General who has been Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces ,Al-Sisi received his commission as a military officer in 1977 serving in the mechanized infantry, specializing in anti-tank warfare and mortar warfare. He became Commander of the Northern Military Region-Alexandriain 2008 and then Director of Military
Intelligence and Reconnaissance. Al-Sisi was the youngest member of
the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt.
as well as
Minister of Defence, since 12 August 2012. As head of the armed forces, he
played the leading role in the July 2013 military coup, which ousted President
Mohamed Morsi, following protests against Morsi and his government. Al-Sisi was
subsequently appointed as First Deputy Prime Minister, while remaining Minister
of Defense.
Egyptian Colonel General. He has been the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed
Forces since 12 August 2012. He also serves as the chairman of the Supreme
Council of the Armed Forces and ministry of defens in Egypt.
On 1 July 2013,
the Egyptian army delivered an ultimatum that required Mohamed Morsi to resolve
the political crisis in 48 hours. On 3 July 2013, having failed to meet the
deadline, Egypt's armed forces overthrew Morsi, installing Adly Mansour as the
interim head of state in his place, and ordering the arrest of many members of
the Muslim Brotherhood on charges of "inciting violence and disturbing
general security and peace." Al-Sisi announced on television that the
president had "failed to meet the demands of the Egyptian people" and
declared that the constitution would be suspended.
El-Sisi as a
new hero
The anti-Morsi
demonstrators on the streets welcomed el-Sisi's decision overthrowing Morsi
with celebrations and lifting posters for the General el-Sisi and chanting
"The Army and the People are one hand", supporting General el-Sisi
didn't stop at that but also reached the social networks as thousands of Egyptians changed their profile pictures to the picture of el-Sisi while others
started campaigns requesting Al-Sisi to be given the field marshal military
rank while others hoped he would be nominated in the next presidential
elections.