Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Egypt) explained

Post:Chief of the General Staff
Body:the Egyptian Armed Forces
Native Name:Arabic: رئيس أركان حرب القوات المسلحة
Insignia:Coat of arms of Egypt (Official).svg
Insigniasize:75
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of Egypt
Incumbent:Lieutenant General Ahmed Fathy Khalifa
Incumbentsince:3 July 2024
Department:Egyptian Armed Forces
Member Of:General Staff
Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Reports To:Minister of Defense
Seat:Cairo
Appointer:President of Egypt
First:Lieutenant General Mohamed Ibrahim Selim

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (arz|رئيس أركان حرب القوات المسلحة|Rayiys 'arkan harb alquaat almusalaha) is the second-in-command of the Egyptian Armed Forces, following the Minister of Defense and the President. The Chief of the General Staff typically holds the second-highest military rank in the Armed Forces. The commanders of the Navy, Air Force and Air Defense Forces report to the Chief of the General Staff, while the Army is under the direct command of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces.

List of chiefs

The following is a list of chiefs of the General Staff of Egypt since the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.

* Incumbent's time in office last updated: .

Timeline

See also