Kamal Hassan Ali
Kamal Hassan Ali | |
|---|---|
Kamal Hassan Ali | |
43rd Prime Minister of Egypt | |
In office 17 July 1984 – 4 September 1985 | |
| President | Hosni Mubarak |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin |
| Succeeded by | Aly Lotfy Mahmoud |
| Minister of Defence of Egypt | |
In office 5 October 1978 – 14 May 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Badawi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1921-09-18)18 September 1921 Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt |
| Died | 27 March 1993(1993-03-27) (aged 71) Cairo, Egypt |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Egypt |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1942-1980 |
| Rank | |
| Unit | Corps of Engineers (6th Sapper Battalion) |
| Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
| Battles/wars |
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General Kamal Hassan Ali (IPA: [kæˈmæːl ˈħæsæn ˈʕæli]; 18 September 1921 – 27 March 1993) was an Egyptian politician and military hero.
Biography
Jimmy Carter, Moshe Dayan and Kamal Hassan Aly at Blair House, 1978.
Aly was born in Cairo on 18 September 1921.[1] He attended medical school, but did not finish it and joined military academy.[1] He was commissioned as a combat engineering officer in 1942, and served as a sapper and pioneer commander with the British Army during World War II.
He was involved in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and as Engineer-in-Chief the Yom Kippur War. Between 1973 and 1975, he was commander of the Central Military Zone. He was head of the Egyptian Intelligence Service from 1975 to 1978.[1] After that, he served as minister of defense and military production under president Anwar Sadat.[2] Aly also played a role in peace negotiations between Egypt and Israel, resulting in a treaty in 1979. From 1980 to 1984, he was the deputy prime minister and foreign secretary.[1]
He was the Prime Minister of Egypt from 17 July 1984 to 4 September 1985.[1] Then he became the chairman of the Egyptian-Gulf Bank in 1986.[2] He was head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate from 1986 to 1989.[2]
Kamal Hassan Aly was married to Amal Khairy and had three children.[1] He died in Cairo on 27 March 1993 at the age of 71 and was buried with a military funeral.[1]
References
^ abcdefg Adel Darwish (30 March 1993). "Obituary: Lt-Gen Kamal Hassan Ali". The Independent. Retrieved 25 December 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abc "Kamal Hassan Ali, 72; Was Premier of Egypt". The New York Times. 28 March 1993. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin | Prime Minister of Egypt 17 July 1984 – 4 September 1985 | Succeeded by Aly Lotfy Mahmoud |
| Preceded by Mustafa Khalil | Foreign Minister of Egypt 1980–1984 | Succeeded by Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid |
| Preceded by Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy | Defense Minister of Egypt 1978–1980 | Succeeded by Ahmed Badawi |