Kamal Hassan Ali
Kamal Hassan Ali | |
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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 | Colonel General |
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
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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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 |