Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Soliman (Lárúbáwá: محمد حسين طنطاوى سليمان‎, Àdàkọ:IPA-arz; born October 31, 1935 died on September 21, 2021) is an Egyptian Field Marshal and statesman. He is the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and he has been Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and de facto head of state since February 11, 2011. Tantawi has served in the government as Minister of Defense and Military Production since 1991 and was also Deputy Prime Minister in January–February 2011. Àṣìṣe ìtọ́kasí: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named presidency-gov-eg