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| Mohamed Farid Hegazy | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mohamed Farid Hegazy |
| Birth date | 1949 |
| Birth place | Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Allegiance | Egypt |
| Branch | Egyptian Army |
| Serviceyears | 1968–2017 |
| Rank | Colonel general (Egypt) |
| Commands | Republican Guard, Second Field Army |
Mohamed Farid Hegazy (born 1949) is an Egyptian military officer and former Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces who served in senior roles during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. His career spanned operational commands in the Sinai Peninsula, institutional leadership within the Egyptian Army, and involvement in the security arrangements surrounding the administrations of Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Morsi, and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Hegazy's tenure intersected with major events such as the Yom Kippur War, the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, and the Sinai insurgency.
Hegazy was born in Cairo and entered military training at an Egyptian military academy in the late 1960s, graduating into the Armored Corps amid post‑Six-Day War restructuring. He completed staff college and higher command courses associated with institutions like the Nasser Military Academy and participated in joint exercises with units linked to the United States Armed Forces, Soviet Armed Forces, and regional militaries such as the Israeli Defense Forces and the Jordanian Armed Forces. His professional development included studies in operational art and strategic studies comparable to curricula at the Royal College of Defence Studies and the US Army War College attended by senior Egyptian officers.
Hegazy's early service included commands at battalion and brigade level within the Egyptian Armoured Corps and deployment to sectors bordering the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula. He rose through posts comparable to commanders of the Second Field Army (Egypt) and led formations that had participated in breakthroughs similar to operations in the Yom Kippur War. In the 1990s and 2000s he held staff appointments linked to the Ministry of Defence (Egypt), coordinating with bodies such as the General Intelligence Directorate (Egypt), the Central Security Forces, and liaison offices interacting with the Multinational Force and Observers and the United Nations peacekeeping missions. Hegazy commanded the Republican Guard (Egypt) at a time when the unit was central to protecting the presidential residence and coordinating with agencies like the Egyptian Police and the State Security Investigations Service.
Appointed Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Hegazy succeeded predecessors who had navigated transitions from leaders such as Hosni Mubarak to interim administrations during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. In that capacity he worked with service chiefs from the Egyptian Navy, Egyptian Air Force, and Egyptian Air Defense Command to oversee force readiness, logistics, and modernization programs involving procurement from suppliers including the United States Department of Defense, France, Russia, and manufacturers like General Dynamics and Rostec. His office coordinated counterinsurgency campaigns in the Sinai insurgency alongside the Central Security Forces and counternarcotics initiatives with regional partners including the Israeli Defense Forces under the Egypt–Israel peace treaty. Hegazy participated in high-level defense councils parallel to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Egypt) and engaged with international delegations from the African Union, the Arab League, and NATO liaison offices.
During periods of political transition—most notably the 2011 uprising, the 2012–2013 presidency of Mohamed Morsi, and the 2013 removal of Morsi by military leadership—Hegazy's positions placed him at the intersection of security policy and statecraft. His interactions involved political figures such as Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Sisi (Abdel Fattah el-Sisi), and civilian institutions including the House of Representatives (Egypt) and the Supreme Constitutional Court (Egypt). The military leadership under his tenure negotiated issues related to national security legislation, emergency measures invoked in response to the Sinai insurgency, and coordination with international stakeholders like the United States Department of State and the European Union regarding stability and counterterrorism assistance. Hegazy's role exemplified the Egyptian Armed Forces' institutional influence during transitions that involved actors such as the Muslim Brotherhood (Egypt), liberal coalitions, and civil society organizations active during the Arab Spring.
Hegazy attained the rank of Colonel general (Egypt) and received Egyptian military decorations comparable to the Order of the Nile, long service medals, and campaign honors associated with operations in the Sinai Peninsula and border security. He was recognized in ceremonial contexts alongside figures from the Presidency of Egypt and defense delegations from countries including United States, France, and Russia. His decorations reflect a career connected to institutions like the Ministry of Defence (Egypt), the Republican Guard (Egypt), and multinational security partnerships involving the Multinational Force and Observers and the United Nations.
Category:Egyptian military personnel Category:1949 births Category:Living people