Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy
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Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy (Arabic: محمد عبد الغني الجمسي) was an Egyptian Field Marshal (Mushir
Mushir
A Mushir is the highest rank in most militaries of the Middle East. It is the equivalent to the ranks of General of the Army, Field Marshal, and Fleet Admiral.- Iraq :...

) and The Commander in Chief of The Armed Forces.

Early life

El Gamasy was born on 9 September 1921 in Batanoon, Monufia Governorate, Egypt. He was the only one from his five sisters and a brother to get a complete education due to the high cost of education at the time and free education was not implemented yet. Upon completion of high school, he joined the Egyptian Military Academy
Egyptian Military Academy
The Egyptian Military Academy is the oldest and most prominent military academy in Egypt and North Africa. Traditionally, graduates of the Military Academy are commissioned as officers in the Egyptian Army...

 and graduated in 1939.

October War

El Gamasy was well known for being the director of operations for all forces participating in the 1973 October War. He was also appointed by Anwar Sadat
Anwar Sadat
Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981...

 as the head of the group that participated in the disengagement talks on October 28, at "Kilometer 101". He reportedly being sad for the lost souls at the war when the American secretary of state Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger
Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger is a German-born American academic, political scientist, diplomat, and businessman. He is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and...

announced that the president Sadat agreed to pull the main part of the Egyptian forces from the east side of the Suez Canal in exchange of the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the west side of the Suez Canal and retreat back into the depth of Sinai.

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