Sedki Sobhi is an Egyptian Colonel General who has been Ministers of Defence of Egypt since 2014.
Education
Bachelor of military sciences, Egyptian Military Academy
The Advanced course, Egyptian Military Academy
The sophisticated course, Egyptian Military Academy
Master of Arts of Military sciences, Egyptian Joint Command and staff college
War Course, Fellowship of the Higher War College, Nasser"s Military Sciences Academy
Pedestrian Infantry scholarship, United States
Advanced Infantry scholarship, United States
Training planning course, United States
War Course, United States Army War College, United States
Multinational forces course, Germany.
Career
He also commanded the Third Army for a time. He was sworn in as Minister of Defence in March 2014 after Abdul Fattah al-Sisi resigned so he could stand for the presidency. Mechanized Infantry Battalion, Commander.
Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Chief of staff
Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Commander. Mechanized Infantry Division, commander.
Third Army, Chief, Operations branch. Third Army, Commander.
In 2004-2005 Sedki Sobhi studied for a Master"s Degree in Strategic Studies at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
While there he wrote a paper recommending that the United States withdraw its military from the Middle East and concentrate instead on socio-economic aid for the region. The paper was posted on a United States Department of Defense website, where it was noticed by analyst Issandr El Amrani. After the 2013 Egyptian coup, Sedki Sobhi spoke by telephone on 4 July 2013 with Martin Dempsey, United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and had spoken twice with him by 8 July.