Native Name Lang: | arz |
Office: | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces |
Primeminister: | Mostafa Madbouly |
Term Start: | 3 July 2024 |
Predecessor: | Lieutenant General Osama Askar |
Birth Name: | Ahmad Fathy Ibrahim Khalifa |
Birth Date: | 1966 10, df=yes |
Party: | Independent |
Alma Mater: | Egyptian Military College |
Branch: | Egyptian Armed Forces |
Rank: | Lieutenant General |
Unit: | Artillery |
Residence: | Cairo, Egypt |
Awards: | First Class Duty Medal, the Excellent Service Medal, the Sinai Comprehensive Operation Medal, the January 25 Medal, the June 30 Medal, the Artillery Golden Jubilee Medal, the October 1973 Victory Golden Jubilee Medal, the Long Service and Good Example Medal, the Medal The Golden Jubilee of the Revolution, the Silver Jubilee Medal for the Liberation of Sinai, and the Silver Jubilee Medal for the Victory of October 1973 |
Lieutenant General Ahmad Fathy Ibrahim Khalifa (; born October 17, 1966) is an Egyptian Army officer. He is the current chief of staff of the Armed Forces since July 3, 2024.[1] [2]
He graduated from the Military College in 1987, Class 80.
He rose to all leadership positions in the artillery until he was appointed assistant director of the artillery, then Director of the Artillery Institute, then director of the Morale Affairs Department, then head of the Armed Forces Organization and Administration Authority, then head of the Armed Forces Operations Authority, then secretary-general of the Ministry of Defense.
He received a number of orders and medals, including the First Class Duty Medal, the Excellent Service Medal, the Sinai Comprehensive Operation Medal, the January 25 Medal, the June 30 Medal, the Artillery Golden Jubilee Medal, the October 1973 Victory Golden Jubilee Medal, the Long Service and Good Example Medal, the Medal The Golden Jubilee of the Revolution, the Silver Jubilee Medal for the Liberation of Sinai, and the Silver Jubilee Medal for the Victory of October 1973.