Kamal Hassan Ali | |
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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 | Cairo, Egypt | 18 September 1921
Died | 27 March 1993 Cairo | (aged 71)
Religion | Islam |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Egypt |
Service/branch | Army |
Years of service | 1942-1980 |
Rank | ![]() |
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, 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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Adel Darwish (30 March 1993). "Obituary: Lt-Gen Kamal Hassan Ali". http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-ltgen-kamal-hassan-ali-1500859.html. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Kamal Hassan Ali, 72; Was Premier of Egypt". 28 March 1993. http://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/28/obituaries/kamal-hassan-ali-72-was-premier-of-egypt.html. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
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