Sami Hafez Anan
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 | 27 February 1948 Dakahlia Governorate, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Political party | Arabism Egypt Party |
| Awards | Merit Of Distinguished Service Medal of Long Service and Good Example |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Egypt |
| Branch/service | Egyptian Air Defense Forces |
| Years of service | 1968–2012 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| 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. In January 2018, he announced himself as a candidate in the 2018 Egyptian presidential election, though he was arrested and later released.