Admiral Fouad Mohamed Abou Zikry (Arabic: فؤاد محمد ابوذكري; November 17, 1923 – January 26, 1983) was a career military man, rising in the ranks of the Egyptian military, and then the ministry of defense, ending his career where he witnessed two wars as a presidential advisor. Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Navy (June 1967 to September 1969 / October 1972 to November 1976) and Vice Defense Minister from 12 February 1972 to October 29, 1973. He later served as an Advisor of Naval Affairs to the President of the Republic of Egypt (Anwar Al Sadat), Deputy Minister of Maritime Transport, Chairman of Federal Arab Maritime Company (FAMCO). He remains the only Egyptian Navy officer to have held the ranks of both Admiral and Field Marshal in the history of the Egyptian Armed Forces.^[1]

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Fouad Mohamed Abou Zikry
Admiral Zikry, 1976
Birth name	Fouad Mohammad Abou-Zikry
Born	November 17, 1923
Died	January 26, 1983(1983-01-26) (aged 59)
Allegiance	Egypt
Service/branch	Egyptian Navy
Years of service	1946–1983
Rank	Admiral (active) Field Marshal (Honorary)
Unit	3rd Expeditionary Frigates
Commands held	2nd Missile Boats Brigade Damietta Naval Base Mediterranean Fleet Egyptian Navy
Children	Azza fouad abou zikry

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• Abu Zikry was portrayed by Egyptian actor Salah Zulfikar in the 1994 war film Road To Eilat (Al-Tareek Ela Eilat).^[2]

• Egyptian Navy Ensign and Jack
• Admiral Fouad M. Abou Zikry in 1969.
• Family Photo on 14 Feb 1971.
• Upon graduation in 1944.
• Admiral Fouad Abou Zikry in Victoria College (middle), Alexandria Egypt, circa 1933.
• Riding on horseback 1962.