Mohamed Fawzi (Arabic: محمد فوزي; 5 March 1915 – 16 February 2000) was an Egyptian general and politician who served as minister of war between 1968 and 1971.

[1] During the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Fawzi first met Gamal Abdel Nasser[2] and served as the commander of anti-aircraft artillery in Deir Suneid.

[3] The same month, he was also made Nasser's chief of staff,[4] a post he occupied until the Six-Day War in June 1967.

[7] On 11 June 1967 Fawzi was appointed general commander, replacing Abdel Hakim Amer in the post.

Meanwhile, Fawzi led an army takeover of Amer's villa, where all thirteen truckloads of the plotters' weapons were seized.

[8] Fawzi was appointed minister of war on 24 February 1968, succeeding Amin Howeidi in the post.