Mohamed Ahmed Zaki

Mohamed Ahmed Zaki Mohamed (Arabic: محمد أحمد زكي محمد; born 29 January 1956) is an Egyptian colonel general who was minister of defense of Egypt from June 14, 2018, to July 2, 2024. He previously held the command for the Egyptian Paratroopers from December 2008 to August 2012 and became the commander of the Republican Guard Forces until June 2018.

Mohamed Ahmed Zaki
محمد أحمد زكي
Zaki in 2019
46th Minister of Defence
In office 14 June 2018 – 2 July 2024
President	Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Prime Minister	Mostafa Madbouly
Preceded by	Sedki Sobhy
Succeeded by	Abdel Mageed Saqr
Commander of the Republican Guard
In office 12 August 2012 – 14 June 2018
President	Mohamed Morsi Adly Mansour (acting) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Preceded by	Naguib Abdel-Salam
Commander of the Egyptian Paratroopers
In office 18 December 2008 – 11 August 2012
President	Hosni Mubarak Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (acting) Mohamed Morsi
Personal details
Born	(1956-01-29) 29 January 1956 (age 69)
Political party	Independent
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch/service	Egyptian Army
Years of service	1977–present
Rank	Colonel general
Battles/wars	Gulf War

Zaki was sworn in on 14 June 2018, succeeding Sedki Sobhy as the minister of defense.^[1] His appointment may have been a reward for arresting former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi during the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.^[2][3]