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Magdy Hatata
Magdy Hatata (born 1941) is an Egyptian military officer who held various positions during the Presidency of Hosni Mubarak. BiographyHatata was born in 1941.[2][3] He received a master of arts degree in military science and a fellowship of the Nasser Military Academy’s Higher War College.[4] He served as the commander of the second field army.[5] He also headed the Republican Guard being the fifth commander of the guard under Mubarak.[5][6] He was one of the military personnel fought against Israel in 1973.[4] Hatata was promoted to the rank of the lieutenant general.[7] He was appointed chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces on 31 October 1995 replacing Salah Halabi in the post.[7] Hatata held the post until 31 October 2001 when Hamdy Wahiba was appointed to the post.[7][8] The same year Hatata was named by the President Hosni Mubarak as the head of Arab Organization for Industrialization.[6] After leaving the office Hatata taught at the Egyptian Army’s Command and General Staff College.[4] In 2011, he was implicated as one of the presidential candidates.[4] However, he declared in December 2011 that he would not run for the office.[5] References
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