Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
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Mohamed Hussein Tantawi was an Egyptian field marshal and longtime defense minister who led the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and effectively ruled Egypt following Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in 2011.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mohamed Hussein Tantawi canonical | 4 |
| Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Soliman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1403325 — 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: Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Context triple: [Hosni Mubarak, successor, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi]
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A.
Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Ahmed Aboul Gheit is an Egyptian diplomat and former foreign minister who serves as the Secretary-General of the Arab League.
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B.
Adly Mansour
Adly Mansour is an Egyptian judge and politician who served as the interim President of Egypt following the 2013 ouster of Mohamed Morsi.
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C.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is the president of Egypt and a former military officer who rose to power after leading the ouster of Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
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D.
Mahmoud Riad
Mahmoud Riad was an Egyptian diplomat and statesman who played a prominent role in Arab politics, particularly during the mid-20th century conflicts and negotiations involving the Arab-Israeli dispute.
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E.
Hassan el-Sisi
Hassan el-Sisi is a member of Egypt’s influential El-Sisi family, which includes senior military and intelligence figures such as Mahmoud el-Sisi.
- 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: Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Target entity description: Mohamed Hussein Tantawi was an Egyptian field marshal and longtime defense minister who led the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and effectively ruled Egypt following Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in 2011.
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A.
Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Ahmed Aboul Gheit is an Egyptian diplomat and former foreign minister who serves as the Secretary-General of the Arab League.
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B.
Adly Mansour
Adly Mansour is an Egyptian judge and politician who served as the interim President of Egypt following the 2013 ouster of Mohamed Morsi.
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C.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is the president of Egypt and a former military officer who rose to power after leading the ouster of Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
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D.
Mahmoud Riad
Mahmoud Riad was an Egyptian diplomat and statesman who played a prominent role in Arab politics, particularly during the mid-20th century conflicts and negotiations involving the Arab-Israeli dispute.
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E.
Hassan el-Sisi
Hassan el-Sisi is a member of Egypt’s influential El-Sisi family, which includes senior military and intelligence figures such as Mahmoud el-Sisi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
field marshal
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance | Egypt ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Hosni Mubarak as Minister of Defense ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Liberation (Egypt)
ⓘ
Order of the Nile ⓘ Order of the Republic (Egypt) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| controlled | Supreme Council of the Armed Forces ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Egypt ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-10-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-09-21 ⓘ |
| education | Egyptian Military Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Egyptians ⓘ |
| familyName | Tantawi ⓘ |
| fullName |
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Soliman
ⓘ
linked to:
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Mohamed ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Egyptian ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Arabic ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Egyptian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| notableEvent | oversaw Egypt during the 2011–2012 transitional military rule ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces after the 2011 Egyptian revolution
ⓘ
serving as Egypt’s longtime defense minister ⓘ |
| occupation |
government minister
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| officeEndTime |
as Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces: 2012
ⓘ
as Minister of Defense: 2012 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime |
as Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces: 2011
ⓘ
as Minister of Defense: 1991 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Six-Day War
ⓘ
War of Attrition ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cairo
ⓘ
Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cairo
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
President of Egypt
Minister of Defense of Egypt ⓘ de facto head of state of Egypt ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hosni Mubarak as de facto head of state of Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Cairo ⓘ |
| ruledDuring | Egyptian transitional period after Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in 2011 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Mohamed Morsi as head of state of Egypt ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Description of subject: Mohamed Hussein Tantawi was an Egyptian field marshal and longtime defense minister who led the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and effectively ruled Egypt following Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in 2011.
Referenced by (5)
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