Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

Egyptian Field marshal and former statesman (1935–2021)
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Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
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Summary

Mohamed Hussein Tantawi was born on October 31, 1935[1], in Cairo[2]. He died on September 21, 2021[3], in Cairo[4]. He worked as a politician[5], military personnel[6], and general field marshal[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,953 views/month, #7,229 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Egypt[9], Republic of Egypt[10], United Arab Republic[11], Egypt[12]
  • Position held: Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement[13], Defense Minister[14], Military Operations Authority (Egypt)[15]
  • Educated at: Egyptian Military College[16]
  • Award received: Order of the Nile[17], Kuwait Liberation Medal[18], Order of Saint Michael and Saint George[19], نوط الشجاعة العسكري (مصر)[20], وسام ذكرى قيام الجمهورية العربية المتحدة (مصر)[21], نوط الجلاء العسكري (مصر)[22], نوط الاستقلال العسكري (مصر)[23], نوط النصر (مصر)[24], نوط تحرير سيناء (مصر)[25], Medal of Military Duty[26], نوط التدريب (مصر)[27], نوط الخدمة الممتازة (مصر)[28], ميدالية الخدمة الطويلة والقدوة الحسنة (مصر)[29], ميدالية يوم الجيش (مصر)[30]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[31]
  • Sex or gender: male[32]
  • Military branch: Egyptian Army[33]
  • Commons category: Mohamed Hussein Tantawi[34]
  • Military, police or special rank: field marshal[35]
  • Residence: Heliopolis Palace[36]
  • Participated in conflict: Suez Crisis[37], Six-Day War[38], Yom Kippur War[39], Gulf War[40], North Yemen civil war[41], War of Attrition[42]
  • Family name: Tantawi[43]
  • Given name: Muhammad[44]
  • Described by source: Lentapedia[45]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[46]
  • Name in native language: مُحمَّد حُسين طنطاوي[47]
  • Start of work period: 1956[48]
  • End of work period: 2012[49]

Why It Matters

Mohamed Hussein Tantawi has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Mohamed Hussein Tantawi born?

Mohamed Hussein Tantawi's place of birth was Cairo[2].

Where did Mohamed Hussein Tantawi die?

Mohamed Hussein Tantawi died in Cairo[4].

What did Mohamed Hussein Tantawi do for work?

Mohamed Hussein Tantawi worked as a politician[5], military personnel[6], and general field marshal[7].

Where did Mohamed Hussein Tantawi go to school?

Mohamed Hussein Tantawi was educated at Egyptian Military College[16].

What awards did Mohamed Hussein Tantawi receive?

Honors received include Order of the Nile[17], Kuwait Liberation Medal[18], and Order of Saint Michael and Saint George[19].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  34. [1] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . arabnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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