Mohamed Ahmed Zaki

Mohamed Ahmed Zaki Mohamed (محمد أحمد زكي محمد; born 29 January 1956) is an Egyptian colonel general who was minister of defense of Egypt from June 14, 2018, to July 2, 2024. He previously held the command for the Egyptian Paratroopers from December 2008 to August 2012 and became the commander of the Republican Guard Forces until June 2018.

Zaki was sworn in on 14 June 2018, succeeding Sedki Sobhy as the minister of defense. His appointment may have been a reward for arresting former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi during the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.