Sami Hafez Anan

Sami Hafez Anan
Anan in 2012
Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt
In office 11 February 2011 – 30 June 2012
Chairman	Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
Preceded by	Omar Suleiman (Vice President)
Succeeded by	Sedki Sobhi
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
In office 2005 – 12 August 2012
President	Hosni Mubarak Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (Acting) Mohamed Morsi
Commander	Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
Preceded by	Hamdi Weheiba
Succeeded by	Sedki Sobhi
Commander of the Egyptian Air Defense Command
In office 19 July 2001 – 30 October 2005
President	Hosni Mubarak
Preceded by	Mohammed Elshahat
Succeeded by	Abd El Aziz Seif-Eldeen
Personal details
Born	(1948-02-27) 27 February 1948 (age 76) Dakahlia Governorate, Kingdom of Egypt
Political party	Arabism Egypt Party
Awards	Merit Of Distinguished Service Medal of Long Service and Good Example
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch/service	Egyptian Air Defense Forces
Years of service	1968–2012
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	SA-6 Missile Battery Commander (1973–76) Battalion Commander (1981–1985) (SAM (SA-3) and (SA-6)) Brigade Commander (1985–90) Defense Attaché in Morocco (1990–93) Brigade Commander (1993–96) Air Defense Forces Division Commander (1996–98) Chief of Air Defense Forces operation department (1998–2001) Air Defense Forces Commander-in-Chief (2001–05) Chief of Staff of Egyptian Armed Forces (2005–12)
Battles/wars	War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Sinai insurgency

Lieutenant General Sami Hafez Anan (Arabic: سامى حافظ عنان, IPA: [ˈsæːmi ˈħɑːfezˤ ʕæˈnæːn, -ʕeˈnæːn]; born 27 February 1948) is a retired Egyptian military officer. He was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces from 2005 until August 2012 when his retirement was announced by President Mohamed Morsi.^[1] In January 2018, he announced himself as a candidate in the 2018 Egyptian presidential election, though he was arrested and later released.