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| Egyptian Republican Guard | |
|---|---|
| قوات الحرس الجمهوري El-Haras el-Gomhoury | |
| Active | 1955 – present |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Allegiance | Egyptian Armed Forces |
| Branch |  Egyptian Army |
| Role | Armoured |
| Size | 24,000 active duty troops |
| Part of | President of Egypt |
| Garrison/HQ | Heliopolis |
| Engagements | Suez Crisis Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Republican Guard headquarters clashes |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major General Tarek Nassar |
| Notable commanders | Mohammed Hussein Tantawi Magdi Hatata |
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The Egyptian Republican Guard (Arabic: قوات الحرس الجمهوري, romanized: El-Haras el-Gomhoury) is a Division level command within the Egyptian Army, designed to be an armored division with the main responsibilities of defending the President of the Republic as well as the major presidential and strategic institutions, including the Presidential Palaces, Command centers, and presidential airports. It is one of the largest Divisional commands in Egypt with a heavy emphasis on Armoured and Mechanized warfare. It is the most senior Corps in the Egyptian Army. The Republican Guard is the only division in the Egyptian Armed Forces that receives commands only from its commander and the president, rather than the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces led by the minister of defense.