Address     23, July St.Kobri El Kobba, Cairo

Phone no.   00202 - 22602566

Fax               00202 - 2906004

Website      http://www.mmc.gov.eg

E-mail          mod@idsc.gov.eg

 

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Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

 

Minister of Defence and Military Production

October 31st, 1935

  April 1st, 1956

Married with two children.

Qualifications :
- Masters Degree, Military Science.
- Fellowship, War Academy.
- Major command positions.
- Commander, Infantry Battalion.
- Chief, Infantry Division Operations.
- Military Attaché to Pakistan.
- Chief, Planning Branch, Operations Department, Field Army.
- Chief, Operations Branch, Operations Department, Field Army.
- Commander, Infantry Brigade.
- Chief, Armed Forces Operations.
- Commander, Mechanized Infantry.
- Chief, Planning Branch, Armed Forces Operations.
- Chief of Staff, Field Army.
- Commander, Field Army.
- Commander, Presidential Guard.
- Chief, Armed Forces Operations.
- Commander-in-Chief, Armed Forces, Minister of Defence and Military Production.

Combat service : 
- 1956 WAR.
- 1967 WAR.
- 1973 WAR.

Medals & Decorations :
- Liberation Order.
- United Arab Republic Anniversary Order.
- Distinguished Service Order (Pakistani).
- End of Occupation Decoration.
- Military Independence Decoration.
- Victory Decoration.
- April 25th Decoration.
- Military Duty Decoration, Second Class.
- Training Decoration.
- Distinguished Service Decoration.
- Military Bravery Decoration, Second Class.
- Army Day Medal.
- Combat Injury Medal.
- The Tenth Anniversary of the Revolution Medal.
- The Twentieth Anniversary of the Revolution Medal.
- October Sixth Medal.
- Kuwait Liberation Medal (Egyptian).
- Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwaiti).
- Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi).
- Saudi Combat Decoration.
- The Tunisian Medal.
- The Pakistani Medal.