Ibrahim El-Orabi

Ibrahim El-Orabi
Ibrahim El-Orabi
Birth name	Ibrahim El-Orabi
Nickname	"El-Fareeq El-Orabi"
Born	20 May 1931; El-Gharbeyya, Kingdom of Egypt
Died	18 September 2019 (aged 88); Al-Qahira, Egypt
Allegiance	Kingdom of Egypt (1941-53); Republic of Egypt (1953-58); United Arab Republic (1958-72); Egypt (1972-84); Egypt (1984-present)
Branch	Egyptian Army
Service years	1950–1987
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands	Chief of the General Staff; Chief of Operations of the Armed Forces; Commander of the Second Field Army; Commander of the 21st Armored Division; Commander of the Arab Forces in Iraq; Commander of the Armored Corps in Yemen war
Conflicts	Suez Crisis; 17 July Revolution; North Yemen Civil War; Six-Day War; War of Attrition; Yom Kippur War; Battle of the Chinese Farm;
Awards	Order of the Republic, First Class – 1987; Order of the Republic, First Class – 1995; Exceptional Promotion Medal; Medal of Long Service and Good Example; Medal of Excellence Service; Medal of Military Duty, Second Class; Medal of Military Courage, First Class – 1973; Medal of Military Duty, First Class; Liberation Order; Commemorative Medal of the Formation of the United Arab Republic; Military Evacuation Medal; Military Independence Medal; Victory Medal; Sinai Liberation Medal – 25 April; Training Medal, First Class; The Medal of Army Day; 10th Anniversary of the Revolution Medal; 20th Anniversary of the Revolution; 6th of October 1973 Medal; 6th of October 73 Fighters Medal; Crossing Star Medal of Libya; Order of Iraq; Order of Zaire; Order of United States; Order of Cameroon;

Ibrahim Abdul Ghafour El-Orabi (Arabic: إبراهيم عبد الغفور العرابي, Arabic: [ˈʔɪbrahiːm ʕæbdel ˈɣafuːɾ el ʕoɾæːbi]); (May 20, 1931 - September 17, 2019) was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Egyptian Arabic: رئيس أركان حرب القوات المسلحة, romanized: Rayiys 'arkan harb alquaat almusalaha) from 1983 to 1987.

Ibrahim El-Orabi was a member of the Free Officers (Arabic: حركة الضباط الأحرار, romanized: Ḥarakat al-dubbāṭ al-ʾaḥrār), as defined by the Egyptian revolution of 1952. He served as the chief of operations of the Armed Forces, Commander of the Second Field Army, Commander of the 21st Armoured Division, Commander of the Arab Forces in the 17 July Revolution (Arabic: انقلاب 17 تموز, romanized: inqilāb 17 Tammūz), and as Commander of the Egyptian Armoured Corps, which was deployed in the North Yemen civil war, also known in Yemen as the 26 September Revolution.

As the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Orabi was the second-in-command of the Egyptian Armed Forces, following the Minister of Defense and the President.