Abdel Wahab el-Beshry

Abdel Wahab el Beshry
Minister of Defence
In office 29 September 1962 – 10 September 1966
President	Gamal Abdel Nasser
Preceded by	Abdel Hakim Amer
Succeeded by	Shams Badran
Commander of Armed Forces
In office 19 June 1967 – 22 July 1969
Preceded by	Shams Badran
Succeeded by	Amin Howeidi
Personal details
Nationality	Egyptian

Abdel Wahab el-Beshry was a Minister of Defence of Egypt during the period Gamal Abdel Nasser was President. He was among the leading figures in Egypt during the 1960s.

He served as Defence Minister until 10 September 1966 when he was replaced by Shams Badran.

He also had command of the Egyptian Armed Forces for two terms, one of which was after Abdel Hakim Amer's death.

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