Fouad Mohamed Abou Zikry

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Fouad Mohamed Abou Zikry
Admiral Zikry, 1976
Birth name	Fouad Mohammad Abou-Zikry
Born	November 17, 1923
Died	January 26, 1983(1983-01-26) (aged 59)
Allegiance	Kingdom of Egypt Republic of Egypt  United Arab Republic
Service / branch	Egyptian Navy
Years of service	1946–1983
Rank	Admiral (active) Field Marshal (Honorary)
Unit	3rd Expeditionary Frigates
Commands	2nd Missile Boats Brigade Damietta Naval Base Mediterranean Fleet Egyptian Navy
Battles / wars	1948 Arab-Israeli War Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War
Children	Azza Fouad Abou Zikry (son)

Admiral Fouad Mohamed Abou Zikry (Arabic: فؤاد محمد ابوذكري; November 17, 1923 – January 26, 1983) was an Egyptian naval officer and the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Navy during the Six-Day War, War of Attrition and Yom Kippur War. He was also Vice Defense Minister from 12 February 1972 to October 29, 1973, and later served as an Advisor of Naval Affairs to the Egyptian president Anwar Al Sadat. He remains the only Egyptian Navy officer to have held the ranks of both Admiral and Field Marshal in the history of the Egyptian Armed Forces.^[1]