Hamdy Wahiba

Allegiance Egypt

Branch Egyptian Army

RankLieutenant general

Commands

• Chief of the General Staff
• Republican Guard

Hamdy Wahiba
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch	Egyptian Army
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	Chief of the General Staff Republican Guard
Conflicts	Six-Day War Yom Kippur War
Alma mater	Egyptian Military School
Other work	Chairperson of the Arab Organization for Industrialization

Hamdy Wahiba (sometimes spelled as Hamdy Wheiba, Hamdy Wehieba or Hamdy El Wahiba), is a retired lieutenant general of the Egyptian Army. He served as the 17th chief of general staff in the Egyptian Armed Forces from 31 October 2001 to 29 October 2005.^[1] He also served as chairperson of the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) from 2005 to 2012.^[2] Preceded by Magdy Hatata, Wahiba was previously appointed as commander of the Republican Guard in 1997. He was the sixth commander of the guard under Mubarak.^[3]