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Kamal Hassan Ali
Kamal Hassan Ali
Kamal Hassan Ali
Prime Minister of Egypt

In office
17 July 1984 – 4 September 1985
President Hosni Mubarak
Preceded by Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin
Succeeded by Ali Mahmoud Lutfi
Minister of Defence of Egypt

In office
5 June 1978 – 14 May 1980
Preceded by Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy
Succeeded by Ahmed Badawi
Personal details
Born (1921-09-18)18 September 1921
Cairo, Egypt
Died 27 March 1993(1993-03-27) (aged 71)
Cairo
Religion Islam
Military service
Allegiance Egypt
Service/branch Army
Years of service 1942-1980
Rank EgyptianArmyInsignia-ColonelGeneral Colonel General
Commands Commander-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[]

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 involved in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and the Yom Kippur War. 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 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]

Jimmy Carter hosts a luncheon at Blair House for Israeli and Egyptian negotiator Moshe Dayan and Hassan Ali

Jimmy Carter, Moshe Dayan and Hassan Ali at Blair House

Kamal Hassan Ali was married 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[]

Preceded by
Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin
Prime Minister of Egypt
17 July 1984 – 4 September 1985
Succeeded by
Ali Mahmoud Lutfi
Political offices
Preceded by
Mustafa Khalil
Foreign Minister of Egypt
1980–1984
Succeeded by
Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid
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