Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala

Muhammad Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala
Abu Ghazala in 1986
Minister of Defence of Egypt
In office
4 March 1981 – 15 April 1989
PresidentAnwar Sadat
Hosni Mubarak
Prime Minister
Preceded byAhmed Badawi
Succeeded byYoussef Sabri Abu Taleb
Personal details
Born(1930-01-15)15 January 1930
Zuhur Al Omara, El Delengat, Beheira, Egypt
Died6 September 2008(2008-09-06) (aged 78)
Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Political partyIndependent
Military service
Allegiance Egypt
Branch/service Egyptian Army
Years of service1949–1989
Rank Field Marshal
UnitArtillery
CommandsCommander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Battles/warsSuez Crisis
War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War

Muhammad Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala (Arabic: محمد عبد الحليم أبو غزالة; 15 January 1930 – 6 September 2008) was Defense Minister of Egypt from 1981 to 1989. Abu Ghazala was seated next to Anwar Sadat when the president was assassinated.