Ruler
Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
Head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, 2011–2012
2011 – 2012
His period running the country; he lived 1935–2021.
Biography
Defence minister under Mubarak. After Mubarak stepped down in February 2011, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces under his leadership ran the country through a transition, until power passed to an elected president in June 2012.
Key facts
Certainty: Established
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces ran the country from February 2011 to June 2012.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica “Egypt — Encyclopaedia Britannica” britannica.com