Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

Egyptian Field marshal and former statesman

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1935

Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Egypt

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Mohamed Hussein Tantawy Soliman (Arabic: ???? ???? ?????? ???????, Egyptian Arabic: [mæ'hæmmæd he'se?n t??n't???wi sele'mæ?n]; born 31 October 1935) is an Egyptian field marshal and former politician.
He was the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and, as Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, was the de facto head of state from the ousting of Hosni Mubarak on 11 February 2011 to the inauguration of Mohamed Morsi as President of Egypt on 30 June 2012.
Tantawy served in the government as Minister of Defense and Military Production from 1991 until Morsi ordered Tantawy to retire on 12 August 2012.

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