Egypt's Sisi resigns as defence minister to run for president

March 27, 2014 01:22

Egypt's army chief Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi today resigned as defence minister to run for president in an election he is expected to win easily.

Field Marshal Sisi, 59, called a meeting of the supreme council of the armed forces to submit his resignation. In a televised statement, Sisi said that he has resigned from the army and intends to run for the country's presidency.

Sisi has been expected to run for the presidency ever since he overthrew President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, who appointed him, last July, thus cementing his position as the country's new political force.

SCAF in a statement earlier had stated that it welcomed "the people's demands for Al-Sisi to run for president".

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