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Kamal Hassan Ali

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Kamal Hassan Ali
كمال حسن علي
Ali in 1978
43rd Prime Minister of Egypt
In office
17 July 1984 – 4 September 1985
PresidentHosni Mubarak
Preceded byAhmad Fuad Mohieddin
Succeeded byAly Lotfy Mahmoud
Minister of Defense
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
Allegiance Egypt
Branch/service Egyptian Army
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 (Arabic: كمال حسن علي; IPA: [kæˈmæːl ˈħæsæn ˈʕæli]; 18 September 1921 – 27 March 1993) was an Egyptian politician and military hero.

Biography

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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]

Ali, Jimmy Carter and Moshe Dayan at Blair House, 1978.

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

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  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.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Egypt
17 July 1984 – 4 September 1985
Succeeded by
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Egypt
1980–1984
Succeeded by
Preceded by Defense Minister of Egypt
1978–1980
Succeeded by