Sisi lays a wreath on the Armed Forces Martyrs Memorial on the 53rd anniversary of the October Victory

Cairo – Khadija Hamouda: Yesterday, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, laid a wreath at the Armed Forces Martyrs’ Memorial and at the tombs of the late Presidents Anwar Sadat and Gamal Abdel Nasser, on the occasion of the 53rd anniversary of the October 1973 War victories.

Spokesman for the Presidency Mohamed El-Shenawy stated that upon his arrival at the Armed Forces Martyrs’ Memorial area, President el-Sisi was received by Field Marshal Ashraf Saqr Zahir, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production, and Field Marshal Ahmed Khalifa, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces. An honor guard rendered salutes, and military music played the national anthem upon the President’s arrival.

Following this, President el-Sisi laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, while military music played the Martyr’s Anthem. He then greeted several commanders of the October 1973 War before proceeding to the tomb of the late President Anwar Sadat, where he laid a wreath and recited Al-Fatiha. The President subsequently paid his respects to the family of the late President and to the Armed Forces commanders.

The official spokesperson noted that the President’s visit to the memorial was attended by commanders of the main branches and several senior Armed Forces officers, as well as Hesham Badrawi, Speaker of the House of Representatives; Essam El-Din Freij, Chairman of the Shura Council; Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister; Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayeb of Al-Azhar; Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark; Major General Mahmoud Tawfiq, Minister of Interior; Dr. Salah Soliman, Minister of State for Military Production; and Dr. Ibrahim Saber, Governor of Cairo.

The spokesperson clarified that the President subsequently proceeded to the mausoleum of the late leader Gamal Abdel Nasser, where he was received by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production, as well as the late leader’s family. He then laid a wreath and recited Al-Fatiha for the soul of the late leader.