Ahmad Ismail Ali
E154070
Ahmad Ismail Ali was an Egyptian military leader and defense minister who played a key strategic role in planning and directing Egypt’s operations during the Yom Kippur War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahmad Ismail Ali canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1343329 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ahmad Ismail Ali Context triple: [Yom Kippur War, notableCommander, Ahmad Ismail Ali]
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A.
Maulana Khairuddin
Maulana Khairuddin was an Indian Islamic scholar and religious leader best known as the father of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a prominent figure in India’s independence movement.
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B.
Achmed Abdullah
Achmed Abdullah was a Russian-born American writer and screenwriter known for his exotic adventure tales and contributions to early Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Nur Herman Majid
Nur Herman Majid is a Malaysian former hurdler best known for lighting the cauldron at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
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D.
Rashid Sidek
Rashid Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton player renowned as one of the prominent Sidek brothers and a key figure in Malaysia’s international badminton success in the 1990s.
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E.
Amir Sjarifuddin
Amir Sjarifuddin was an Indonesian nationalist leader, socialist politician, and former prime minister who played a key role in the early years of Indonesia’s struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ahmad Ismail Ali Target entity description: Ahmad Ismail Ali was an Egyptian military leader and defense minister who played a key strategic role in planning and directing Egypt’s operations during the Yom Kippur War.
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A.
Maulana Khairuddin
Maulana Khairuddin was an Indian Islamic scholar and religious leader best known as the father of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, a prominent figure in India’s independence movement.
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B.
Achmed Abdullah
Achmed Abdullah was a Russian-born American writer and screenwriter known for his exotic adventure tales and contributions to early Hollywood cinema.
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C.
Nur Herman Majid
Nur Herman Majid is a Malaysian former hurdler best known for lighting the cauldron at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
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D.
Rashid Sidek
Rashid Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton player renowned as one of the prominent Sidek brothers and a key figure in Malaysia’s international badminton success in the 1990s.
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E.
Amir Sjarifuddin
Amir Sjarifuddin was an Indonesian nationalist leader, socialist politician, and former prime minister who played a key role in the early years of Indonesia’s struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian military officer
ⓘ
defense minister ⓘ human ⓘ |
| conflict |
War of Attrition
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Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Egypt ⓘ |
| employer | Egyptian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| familyName | Ali ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
defense policy
ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ahmad
ⓘ
linked to:
Ahmed
|
| hasRole | chief strategist for Egyptian operations in the Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Egyptian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Field Marshal
ⓘ
General ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Key strategic role in the 1973 Arab–Israeli War
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Leadership of Egyptian Armed Forces during crossing of the Suez Canal in 1973 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Planning and directing Egyptian operations in the Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn | Egyptian planning for the October 1973 war ⓘ |
| partOf | Egyptian high command during the Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces
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Egyptian Minister of Defense ⓘ Minister of War of Egypt ⓘ |
| residence | Egypt ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cairo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ahmad Ismail Ali Description of subject: Ahmad Ismail Ali was an Egyptian military leader and defense minister who played a key strategic role in planning and directing Egypt’s operations during the Yom Kippur War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.