Mahmoud Shokry (Arabic: محمود شكري, Maḥmood Shukrī, also transliterated as Mahmoud Shoukry or Mahmoud Shukri), was a chief of staff of the Egyptian Army with the rank of Fariq (Lt. General). He was appointed by King Farouk after the signing of the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936 which led to the withdrawal of British forces from Egypt.[1] He has a street in the heart of Cairo named after him.

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  1. ↑ Rizk, Yunan Labib (2005-08-18). "Return of the spirit to the Egyptian soldier". Al-Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 2006-12-28. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
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