Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala
Muhammad Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala (Arabic: محمد عبد الحليم أبو غزالة; 15 January 1930 – 6 July 2008) was Defense Minister of Egypt from 1981 to 1989. Abu Ghazala was seated next to Anwar Sadat when the president was assassinated.
Muhammad Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala | |
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Abu Ghazala in 1986 | |
| Minister of Defence of Egypt | |
| In office 4 March 1981 – 15 April 1989 | |
| President | Anwar Sadat Hosni Mubarak |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Badawi |
| Succeeded by | Youssef Sabri Abu Taleb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1930 Zuhur Al Omara, El Delengat, Beheira, Egypt |
| Died | 6 September 2008 (aged 78) Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt |
| Political party | Independent |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Egypt |
| Branch/service | Egyptian Army |
| Years of service | 1949–1989 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Unit | Artillery |
| Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
| Battles/wars | Suez Crisis Six-Day War Yom Kippur War |
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