Youssef Sabri Abu Taleb

Yousef Sabri Abu Taleb Giad Al-Haq
Minister of Defence of Egypt
In office
April 1989 – May 1991
PresidentHosni Mubarak
Prime MinisterAtef Sedki
Preceded byAbd al-Halim Abu Ghazala
Succeeded byMohamed Hussein Tantawi
Personal details
Born24 May 1929
Died29 September 2008 (aged 79)
Political partyIndependent
Military service
Allegiance Egypt
Branch/service Egyptian Army
Years of service1948–1991
Rank Colonel General[1]
CommandsCommander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Battles/wars

Youssef Sabri Abu Taleb Giad Al-Haq (Arabic: يوسف صبري أبوطالب جادالحق; May 1929 – 29 September 2008) was an Egyptian colonel general and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.[2]

  1. ^ "يوسف صبري أبو طالب - المعرفة" (in Arabic). Marefa. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Mubarak Ousts Defense Chief, Making Him Aide". The New York Times. 16 April 1989. Retrieved 30 January 2013.