Saad el-Shazly

1922 - 2011

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Country of citizenship: Egypt

Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic, English

Educated at: Egyptian Military College

Occupation: diplomat, military officer, politician

Award received: Order of the Nile, Order of the Republic, Order of Merit

Position held: ambassador, Chief of the General Staff of Egypt

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Saad el-Din Mohamed el-Husseiny el-Shazly (Arabic: سعد الدين محمد الحسيني الشاذلي, IPA: [sæʕd edˈdiːn elħoˈseːni eʃˈʃæzli])‎ (1 April 1922 – 10 February 2011) was an Egyptian military officer. He was Egypt's chief of staff during the Yom Kippur War. He is credited with the equipping and preparation of the Egyptian Armed Forces in the years prior to the successful capture of the Israeli Bar-Lev line at the start of the Yom Kippur War. He was dismissed from his post on 13 December 1973. Source: Wikipedia (en)