Egypt’s president sacks defense minister Tantawi and Chief-of-Staff Annan

Morocco World News with Agencies

Cairo, August 12, 2012

Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi has sacked Defense Minister Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi and Army Chief-of-Staff Sami Annan, Al Arabiya television reported on Sunday.

State television said Tantawi would be replaced by Abdel Fattah al-Sissi.

Tantawi served as President Hosni Mubarak’s defence minister for two decades until the military assumed power from the former leader in February, 2011, ending a mass uprising against his rule.