 On 26 March 2014, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egyptian Defence Minister and Commander-in-Chief Egyptian Armed Forces, retired from the military, announcing he would stand as a candidate in the 2014 presidential election.The poll, held between 26 and 28 May 2014, resulted in a landslide victory for el-Sisi.Sisi was sworn into office as President of Egypt on 8 June 2014.