Sami Hafez Anan | |
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![]() 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 | Dakahlia Governorate, Kingdom of Egypt | 27 February 1948
Political party | Arabism Egypt Party |
Awards | Merit Of Distinguished Service Medal of Long Service and Good Example |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1968–2012 |
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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.