Mohamed bin Zayed mourns Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and former Egyptian Minister of Defense, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, mourned.

His Highness said in a tweet on his official account on the social networking site “Twitter”: “May God have mercy on Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the former Egyptian Minister of Defense. His historical patriotic positions have preserved Egypt’s stability and the cohesion of its institutions in the most difficult circumstances. Sincere condolences to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the Egyptian people and the family of the deceased.” gracious."

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