Mohammed Ahmed Sadek

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Mohammed Ahmed Sadek
General Mohamed Ahmed Sadek.jpg
Minister of War
In office
May 1971 – October 1972
PresidentAnwar Sadat
Preceded byMohammed Fawzi
Succeeded byAhmed Ismail Ali
Personal details
Born(1917-10-14)14 October 1917
Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt
Died25 March 1991(1991-03-25) (aged 73)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Alma materMilitary academy
M. V. Frunze Military Academy (USSR)
Military service
Branch/serviceEgyptian Army
Years of service1937–1972
RankEgyptianArmyInsignia-ColonelGeneral.svg Colonel General
Unit7th Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsPalestine war
Suez campaign
Six Day War
War of Attrition

Mohammed Ahmed Sadek (Arabic: محمد أحمد صادق; 14 October 1917 – 25 March 1991) was an Egyptian colonel general who served as defense minister under the rule of President Anwar Sadat.

Education[]

Sadek graduated from the Egypt's military academy in 1938 and from M. V. Frunze Military Academy in the Soviet Union.[1]

Career[]

Sadek joined the army and took part in the Palestine war in 1948 and the Suez Campaign in 1956[1] (during which he served with the 2nd Infantry Division). From 1962 to 1964 he was military attaché at the Egypt's embassy in Bonn.[1] Then he was made the curricula director of the military academy in 1965 and his term lasted until 1967.[1] He served as the head of military intelligence from June 1967 to 1969.[1][2] In September 1969, he briefly acted as the general secretary of the Pan Arab Organization, being in charge of military affairs.[1] He was also named as the Chief of the General Staff by President Gamal Abdel Nasser in September 1969.[3] In 1970, Sadek was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.[1]

Sadek was appointed defense minister by Anwar Sadat in May 1971 when Mohammed Fawzi resigned from office.[4] Upon his appointment, he was promoted to full general.[5] When Sadek was in office, he also held the job of armed forces commander in chief.[6] In October 1972, Sadek was dismissed from office, and was put under house arrest.[7] Sadek's anti-Soviet approach was cited as the reason for his dismissal.[6] Another reason given for Sadek's dismissal was his criticisms over Anwar Sadat's approach concerning the war with Israel.[8] Sadek was replaced by Ahmed Ismail Ali as defence minister in October 1972.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Walter de Gruyter. 1 January 2007. p. 689. ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7.
  2. ^ "Nasser appoints two new chiefs". Herald Journal. Beirut. AP. 19 September 1969. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Nasser pushes purge, guerrillas hit hard". The Montreal Gazette. Beirut. Reuters. 19 September 1969. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Terrorist plot cited". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 17 May 1971. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Cabinet ministers quit in Cairo Feud". The Milwaukee Journal. 14 May 1971. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Egypt's new war minister assumes post". Toledo Blade. Cairo. Reuters. 28 October 1972. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Egypt's Sadek under arrest". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Beirut. AP. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  8. ^ Imad Harb (Spring 2003). "The Egyptian Military in Politics: Disengagement or Accommodation?". Middle East Journal. 57 (2): 282. JSTOR 4329881.
  9. ^ "Ex-official of Egypt under arrest". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 30 October 1972. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

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