Khaled Fawzy

Khaled Fawzy
Director of the General Intelligence Directorate
In office
21 December 2014 – 28 June 2018[1]
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Preceded by Mohamed Fareed
Succeeded by Abbas Kamel[2]
Personal details
Born 1957
Nationality Egyptian
Military service
Allegiance  Egypt
Service/branch Egyptian Army
Rank

Major General
Battles/wars Gulf War

Major General Khaled Fawzy (In Arabic: خالد فوزي; b. 1957) is a former Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate (EGID). He was the head of the national security agency since 2013.[3][4][5]

Biography

He was born in 1957, in 1978 he was graduated from Military Science Military Academy, joined the EGID in 1982, stayed in service till he reached the rank of Major General, and then pushed through to the post of head of the National Security in 2013, then became an assistant to the head of the Egyptian General Intelligence for National Security Affairs. In 2018, Major General Abbas Kamel, a former Chief of Staff to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, replaced Fawzy as Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate.[6]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/53094/Egypt-s-PM-to-deliver-gov-t-policy-statement-before
  2. ↑ http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/28/c_137287533.htm
  3. ↑ Egypt's President Replaces Intelligence Chief – NY Times
  4. ↑ "Egypt President appoints new acting head of intelligence agency – Politics – Egypt – Ahram Online". Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Al-Sisi appoints new Director of Intelligence Agency – Daily News Egypt". Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  6. ↑ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-politics/egypts-sisi-swears-in-former-top-aide-as-intelligence-chief-idUSKBN1JO1XL
  • "Egypt's Intelligence Chief Is Replaced – WSJ". Associated Press. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  • "Egypt: General Intelligence Chief Replaced". Retrieved 2014-12-21.


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