Kamal Hassan Ali

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Kamal Hassan Ali
Kamal Hassan Ali
Prime Minister of Egypt
In office
17 July 1984 – 4 September 1985
PresidentHosni Mubarak
Preceded byAhmad Fuad Mohieddin
Succeeded byAli Mahmoud Lutfi
Minister of Defence of Egypt
In office
5 October 1978 – 14 May 1980
Preceded byAbdel Ghani el-Gamasy
Succeeded byAhmed Badawi
Personal details
Born(1921-09-18)18 September 1921
Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt
Died27 March 1993(1993-03-27) (aged 71)
Cairo, Egypt
Military service
AllegianceEgypt
Branch/serviceArmy
Years of service1942-1980
Rank Colonel General
UnitCorps of Engineers (6th Sapper Battalion)
CommandsCommander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Battles/wars

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 Ali at Blair House, 1978.

Ali 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 the 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] Ali 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 Ali was married to Amal Khairy and had two children.[1] He died in Cairo on 27 March 1993 at the age of 71 and was buried with a military funeral.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Adel Darwish (30 March 1993). "Obituary: Lt-Gen Kamal Hassan Ali". The Independent. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "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 Prime Minister of Egypt
17 July 1984 – 4 September 1985 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Egypt
1980–1984 		Succeeded by
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