{"id":13481,"date":"2014-03-28T07:06:30","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T07:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/egypt-s-new-military-chief-swon-in\/"},"modified":"2014-03-28T07:07:52","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T07:07:52","slug":"egypt-s-new-military-chief-swon-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/egypt-s-new-military-chief-swon-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt’s New Military Chief Swon in"},"content":{"rendered":"
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{Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and Gen Sedki Sobhi (file)
\nSedki Sobhi (right) was promoted to first lieutenant-general shortly before Abdul Fattah al-Sisi’s resignation}<\/p>\n

{{Egypt’s new armed forces chief and defence minister has been sworn in, a day after Abdul Fattah al-Sisi resigned so he could stand for the presidency.}}<\/p>\n

Interim President Adly Mansour confirmed Gen Sedki Sobhi’s appointment at the weekly cabinet meeting in Cairo.<\/p>\n

Gen Mahmoud Hegazi, whose daughter is married to one of Mr Sisi’s sons, was named the army’s new chief-of-staff.<\/p>\n

Mr Sisi, who held the rank of field marshal, reportedly turned up at the cabinet meeting in civilian clothes.<\/p>\n

As commander-in-chief last July, he led the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi following mass opposition protests.<\/p>\n

The military-backed interim authorities subsequently launched a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that has left more than 1,000 people dead and seen some 16,000 others detained.<\/p>\n

They have also struggled to combat jihadist militants based in the Sinai peninsula who have attacked government and security forces personnel, killing more than 200.<\/p>\n

{{‘Coup leader’}}<\/p>\n

Mr Sisi attended Thursday’s cabinet meeting to submit his resignation as defence minister and see his former chief-of-staff sworn in as his successor, the Mena news agency reported.<\/p>\n

Announcing his presidential bid on Wednesday, the 59 year old said he was answering “the demand of a wide range of Egyptians who have called on me to run for this honourable office”.<\/p>\n

Mr Sisi promised he would soon offer “a clear platform for a modern and democratic Egypt”.<\/p>\n

But he warned of an “extremely difficult task” ahead as the country faced up to its “economic, social, political and security realities”, including the threat of “terrorists”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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