Egypt is set on Tuesday to hold a military funeral procession for Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed El-Assar, who passed away on Monday at the age of 74. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will be leading the funeral procession, which includes top government officials and military leaders. The funeral procession will start at El-Mosheer Tantawi mosque complex in New Cairo. He has served as the military production minister since 2015. El-Assar was a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces during the 2011 Revolution, when the army sided with the Egyptians' demand to oust Hosni Mubarak. In late June, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi promoted El-Assar to the honorary rank of lieutenant-general, and bestowed upon him the Nile sash. More to follow