Egypt: Sisi Officially Dismisses General Intelligence Chief, Appoints Acting Chief

21 December 2014

Cairo — Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued on Sunday a decree sending to retirement the director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Services, Mohamed Farid al-Tohamy.

Sisi appointed Khaled Fawzy, head of the National Security Authority, as acting director of general intelligence.

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