Egyptian army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on Wednesday to tell them he was resigning as defense minister to run for the presidency, the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on its website.
During the meeting Chief of Staff Sidqi Subhi was promoted to the rank of General prior to being named as defense minister, Al Arabiya News Channel reported, quoting military sources.
Al-Ahram had said that Sisi was expected to announce his decision to step down as defense minister in a statement to be broadcast later.
