Fouad Mohamed Abou Zikry Explained

Birth Name:Fouad Mohammad Abou-Zikry
Birth Date:November 17, 1923
Allegiance:
Republic of Egypt
Serviceyears:1946–1983
Rank: Admiral (active)
Field Marshal (Honorary)
Commands:2nd Missile Boats Brigade
Damietta Naval Base
Mediterranean Fleet
Egyptian Navy
Unit:3rd Expeditionary Frigates
Battles:1948 Arab-Israeli War
Suez Crisis
Six-Day War
War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War
Children:Azza Fouad Abou Zikry (son)

Admiral Fouad Mohamed Abou Zikry (ar|فؤاد محمد ابوذكري; November 17, 1923 – January 26, 1983) was an Egyptian naval officer and the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Navy during the Six-Day War, War of Attrition and Yom Kippur War. He was also Vice Defense Minister from 12 February 1972 to October 29, 1973, and later served as an Advisor of Naval Affairs to the Egyptian president Anwar Al Sadat. He remains the only Egyptian Navy officer to have held the ranks of both Admiral and Field Marshal in the history of the Egyptian Armed Forces.[1]

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  1. Web site: 2013-11-22 . مكتبة الإسكندرية تحصل على أرشيف قائد القوات البحرية خلال حرب أكتوبر . 2023-01-26 . اليوم السابع . ar.