1922 -
Egyptian military officer and opposition politician.
Saʿd al-Din al-Shazli (also Shadhili, Shazly) was educated at Cairo University and the Military and Staff colleges in Cairo, and received training at the infantry school at Fort Benning in the United States. Shazli was chief of staff of Egyptian armed forces during the 1973 Arab - Israel War. Al-Shazli broke with President Anwar al-Sadat over Sadat's 1977 peace initiative with Israel, and was sent as ambassador to the United Kingdom and to Portugal. In 1978, he called for the overthrow of Sadat. In 1980, he went into exile in Algeria, where he formed an opposition party. Al-Shazli has published books on military strategy and the Arab - Israeli conflict.
Bibliography
El Shazly, Saad. The Arab Military Option. San Francisco, CA: American Mideast Research, 1986.
El Shazly, Saad. The Crossing of the Suez. San Francisco, CA: American Mideast Research, 1986.
— DAVID WALDNER
