Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

Mohamed Hussein Tantawy Soliman 31 October 1935 – 21 September 2021) was an Egyptian field marshal and politician.

Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi محمد حسين طنطاوي
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt
In office 11 February 2011 – 30 June 2012
Prime Minister	Ahmed Shafik Essam Sharaf Kamal Ganzouri
Deputy	Sami Anan
Preceded by	Hosni Mubarak (as President)
Succeeded by	Mohamed Morsi (as President)
Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement
In office 11 February 2011 – 30 June 2012
Preceded by	Hosni Mubarak
Succeeded by	Mohamed Morsi
Minister of Defence and Military Production
In office 20 May 1991 – 12 August 2012
Prime Minister	Atef Sedki Kamal Ganzouri Atef Ebeid Ahmed Nazif Ahmed Shafik Essam Sharaf Kamal Ganzouri Hesham Qandil
Preceded by	Sabri Abu Taleb
Succeeded by	Abdul Fatah al-Sisi
Personal details
Born	(1935-10-31) October 31, 1935 Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt
Died	(2021-09-21)21 September 2021 Cairo, Egypt
Political party	Independent
Awards	Liberation Order United Arab Republic Anniversary Order Distinguished Service Order Order of the Nile
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch/service	Egyptian Army
Years of service	1955–2012
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Battles/wars	Suez Crisis Six-Day War War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Gulf War Sinai insurgency

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.

Tantawi died on 21 September 2021 in Cairo at the age of 85.