Ibrahim El-Orabi
Egyptian lieutenant general (1931–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ibrahim Abdul Ghafour El Orabi (Arabic: إبراهيم عبد الغفور العرابي, Arabic: [ˈʔɪbrahiːm ʕæbdel ˈɣafuːɾ el ʕoɾæːbi]); 20 May 1931 – 18 September 2019) was an Egyptian Army Lieutenant General and the 13th and former Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces.
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Birth name | Ibrahim Abdel Ghafour El Orabi |
Nickname(s) | "El Fareeq El Orabi" |
Born | (1931-05-20)20 May 1931 El-Gharbeyya, Kingdom of Egypt |
Died | 18 September 2019(2019-09-18) (aged 88) Al-Qahira, Egypt |
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Years of service | 1950–1987 |
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Commands held | Chief of the General Staff Chief of Operations of the Armed Forces Commander of the Second Field Army Commander of the 21st Armored Division Commander of the Arab Forces in Iraq Commander of the Armored Corps in Yemen war |
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Ibrahim El-Orabi was a member of the Free Officers Movement, as defined by the Egyptian revolution of 1952. He served as the 13th Chief of Operations of the Armed Forces, the commander of the Second Field Army, commander of the 21st Armoured Division, Commander of the Arab Forces in Iraq, and as the commander of the Egyptian Armoured Corps, which was deployed in the North Yemen Civil War.
As the chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Orabi was the second highest-ranking military officer in all of the Egyptian Armed Forces.