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Ahmad Ismail Ali
Cairo, Egypt
Archival Overview
Egyptian Field Marshal and Minister of War who served as Supreme Commander of the Egyptian and Syrian unified forces during the 1973 October War, coordinating the strategic crossing of the Suez Canal.
Biographical Record
Field Marshal Ahmad Ismail Ali (1917–1974) graduated from the Royal Military Academy in Cairo in 1938 alongside Anwar Sadat and Gamal Abdel Nasser. Rising to Director of Military Intelligence and Chief of Staff during the War of Attrition, he was appointed Minister of War and Commander-in-Chief in 1972.
Working in close partnership with Chief of Staff Saad el-Shazly, Ismail coordinated the unprecedented strategic deception plan that completely blinded Israeli intelligence ahead of the October 6, 1973 assault. Awarded the Star of Sinai and promoted to Field Marshal, he died of cancer in London a year later.
Key Life Milestones
Minister of War & Unified Arab Commander
Engineered the comprehensive strategic deception campaign preceding the October 1973 war.
Supreme Command of the October War
Directed the strategic conduct of the war, awarded Egypt's highest military decoration, the Star of Sinai.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialCairo, Egypt