Mahmoud Hegazy محمود حجازى
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces
In office 27 March 2014 – 28 October 2017
President	Adly Mansour (Acting) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Prime Minister	Ibrahim Mahlab
Minister	Sedki Sobhi
Preceded by	Sedki Sobhi
Succeeded by	Mohammed Farid Hegazy
Director of the Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance
In office 12 August 2012 – 27 March 2014
President	Mohamed Morsi Adly Mansour (Acting)
Minister	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Preceded by	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Succeeded by	Salah Al-Badri
Personal details
Born	(1956-05-11) 11 May 1956 (age 67)
Awards	Awards and Decorations
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch/service	Egyptian Army
Years of service	1977–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Armoured Corps
Commands	Main Command positions
Battles/wars	Gulf War Sinai Insurgency 2015 Egyptian military intervention in Libya Intervention in Yemen

Mahmoud Ibrahim Mahmoud Hegazy ( Arabic: محمود إبراهيم محمود حجازى; born 11 May 1956) is an Egyptian general who was the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces from 2014 to 2017. Hegazy graduated from the Egyptian Military Academy in 1977, and served as the Chief of the Egyptian Military intelligence before his appointment as Chief of Staff by the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. ^[1] He is related to Sisi through the marriage of their respective children. Mahmoud Hegazy was replaced in 2017 by Mohammed Farid Hegazy ^[2] in a shakeup of high level security personnel. No reason was given for the changes, but since 2013, Egypt has been fighting an ongoing Islamist insurgency that has killed of hundreds of policemen and soldiers. A week before the dismissal, sixteen policemen were killed during a police operation in the western desert of Giza province, and two high level security personnel for Giza were also dismissed. Hegazy was given a position of security advisor to the president. ^{[3] [4]} He is a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.

Military education

• Bachelor of Military Sciences, Egyptian Military Academy
• The Advanced Course, Egyptian Military Academy
• The Sophisticated course, Egyptian Military Academy
• M.A. of Military sciences, Egyptian Joint Command and staff college
• War Course, Fellowship of the Higher War College, Nasser's Military Sciences Academy
• Advanced Armor course, USA

Main commands

• Armored Battalion, commander
• Armored Brigade, Chief of staff
• Armored Brigade, commander
• Armored Division, Chief of staff
• Defense Attache, England
• Armored Division, commander
• Western Military Region, Chief of staff
• Western Military Region, commander
• Management and administration authority, Chief
• Military Intelligence, Chief

Awards and decorations

• 25 April Decoration (Liberation of Sinai)
• Distinguished Service Decoration
• Military Duty Decoration, Third Class
• Military Duty Decoration, Second Class
• Military Duty Decoration, First Class
• Distinguished Tank Commanders Badge, First Class
• Longevity and Exemplary Medal
• Liberation of Kuwait Medal
• Silver Jubilee of October War Medal
• Golden Jubilee of the 23rd of July Revolution
• Silver Jubilee of the Liberation of Sinai Medal
• 25 January Revolution Medal

Family Abdelhamid Hegazi :son of Hegzai official Egypt delegate in the United Nations for 1999-2010, The milliliter president assistant 2014-2018 Omar Abdelhamid : Grandson of Mahmoud Hegazi, presidential delegate for Egypt 2030, First LGBTQI+ Activist from a diplomatic background in Egypt . Alaa Hegazi : Social security head 2016-2020, Husband of the president Abdelfattah el sisi daughter

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