Cairo: Egyptian army chief Field Marshal Abdul Fattah Al Sissi met with military leaders on Wednesday to say he was resigning as defence minister so he can run for the presidency, the state-run Al Ahram newspaper reported on its website.
Quoting a military source, Al Ahram said Al Sissi was expected to announce the decision in a broadcasted statement. Al Sissi, who deposed President Mohammad Mursi last year after mass protests against Mursi’s rule, is widely expected to win the election