Kamal Hassan Ali
كمال حسن علي
17 July 1984 – 4 September 1985
5 October 1978 – 14 May 1980
Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt
Cairo, Egypt
- World War II
- 1948 Arab–Israeli War
- Suez Crisis
- North Yemen Civil War
- Six-Day War
- Yom Kippur War
General Kamal Hassan Ali (Arabic: كمال حسن علي; 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
- ^ a b c d e f g Adel Darwish (30 March 1993). "Obituary: Lt-Gen Kamal Hassan Ali". The Independent. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Kamal Hassan Ali, 72; Was Premier of Egypt". The New York Times. 28 March 1993. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
Political offices | ||
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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 | Defense Minister of Egypt 1978–1980 | Succeeded by Ahmed Badawi |
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- Mohamed Naguib (1952–53)
- Abdel Latif Boghdadi (1953–54)
- Abdel Hakim Amer (1954)
- Hussein el-Shafei (1954)
- Abdel Hakim Amer (1954–62)
- Abdel Wahab el-Beshry (1962–66)
- Shams Badran (1966–67)
- Abdel Wahab el-Beshry (1967)
- Amin Howeidi (1967–68)
- Mohamed Fawzi (1968–71)
- Mohammed Ahmed Sadek (1971–72)
- Ahmad Ismail Ali (1972–74)
- Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy (1974–78)
- Kamal Hassan Ali (1978–80)
- Ahmed Badawi (1980–81)
- Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala (1981–89)
- Youssef Sabri Abu Taleb (1989–91)
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- Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (2012–14)
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the Armed Forces
- Mohamed Ibrahim Selim (1952–59)
- Abdel Hakim Amer (1959–64)
- Mohamed Fawzi (1964–67)
- Abdul Munim Riad (1967–69)
- Ahmad Ismail Ali (1969)
- Mohammed Ahmed Sadek (1969–71)
- Saad el-Shazly (1971–73)
- Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy (1973–74)
- Mohammed Aly Fahmy (1974–78)
- Ahmed Badawi (1978–80)
- Abd Al-Halim Abu-Ghazala (1980–81)
- Abd Rab el-Nabi Hafez (1981–83)
- Ibrahim El-Orabi (1983–87)
- Safi al-Din Abu Shnaaf (1987–91)
- Salah Halabi (1991–95)
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- Hamdy Wahiba (2001–05)
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- Sedki Sobhy (2012–14)
- Mahmoud Hegazy (2014–17)
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- Osama Askar (2021–24)
- Ahmed Fathy Khalifa (2024–present)