Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in April 2013. Jim Watson/AP hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AP The Two-Way Resignations In Egypt May Be Prelude To General's Presidential Run February 24, 2014 All Cabinet ministers are stepping down, the nation's prime minister announced Monday. Among them: Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who will now be free to seek the presidency.