Republic Day 2023 Chief Guest: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi | PHOTOS

Republic Day 2023 Chief Guest: India will celebrate its 74th Republic Day on January 26 this year. The tradition of inviting leaders of friendly countries to celebrate Republic Day was started in 1950. This year Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi will be the chief guest of Republic Day celebrations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent the formal invitation to al-Sisi which was handed over to the Egyptian President by Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar during an official visit to Egypt on October 16, 2022.

The Ministry of External Affairs stated, "The forthcoming visit of President Sisi is expected to further strengthen and deepen the time-tested partnership between India and Egypt." India and Egypt have "warm and friendly relations marked by civilizational, cultural and economic linkages and deep-rooted people-to-people ties", as per the MEA statement.

The ties between the two nations are based on shared cultural values, commitment to strengthening economic growth, and cooperation in various sectors, including defence, security and convergence on regional and global issues.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El–Sisi hold bilateral talks in Delhi pic.twitter.com/tzghxndViN

— ANI (@ANI) January 25, 2023

Who is Abdel Fattah El-Sisi
 

Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is the president of Egypt since 2014, he is set to be the first Egyptian leader to be invited by India for the Republic Day celebrations. Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, 68, is a retired military officer who served as the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian army till 2014.

From 2010-2012 Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi served as director of military intelligence. Minister of defence from 2012 to 2013. From 2013 – 2014 Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi served as Egypt’s deputy prime minister.  

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