Hussein el-Shafei explained

Hussein el-Shafei
Office:Vice President of Egypt
Term Start:20 March 1968
Term End:16 April 1975
President:Gamal Abdel Nasser
Anwar Sadat
Predecessor:Ali Sabri
Successor:Hosni Mubarak
Term Start2:16 August 1961
Term End2:30 September 1965
President2:Gamal Abdel Nasser
Predecessor2:Nur al-Din Kahala
Successor2:Ali Sabri
Office3:Minister of Defense
President3:Gamal Abdel Nasser
Term Start3:17 April 1954
Term End3:31 August 1954
Predecessor3:Abdel Latif Boghdadi
Successor3:Abdel Hakim Amer
Birth Date:8 February 1918
Birth Place:Tanta, Sultanate of Egypt
Death Place:Cairo, Egypt
Allegiance:
Egypt
Unit:Cavalry
Rank: Colonel
Native Name Lang:ar
Battles:
Serviceyears:1938–1975

Hussein Mahmoud Hassan el-Shafei (Arabic: حسين محمود حسن الشافعي; 8 February 1918 – 18 November 2005) was an Egyptian military officer who was a member of the Free Officers Movement and served as vice president under two Egyptian presidents, Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat. He was one of the nine men who had constituted themselves as the committee of the Free Officers Movement and led the country's cavalry corps during the uprising, and was one of only three last-surviving members of the Revolutionary Command Council at the time of his death.

Early life and education

Born in Tanta in 1918, el-Shafei graduated from the Egyptian Military Academy in 1938.[1]

Career

El-Shafei was appointed minister of war in 1954 and served as Egypt's minister of labor and social affairs during Egypt's merger with Syria. He served as vice-president under Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1961.During his tenure as minister of social affairs, el-Shafei introduced social insurance reforms considered radical at the time, including pensions to widows. His Winter Charity campaign provided Egypt's poor with basic necessities. Some Egyptian celebrities took part in the "mercy trains" which delivered the goods, including actress Faten Hamama.Anwar Sadat appointed el-Shafei as vice-president of Egypt's new government in 1971 and he was succeeded by Hosni Mubarak in April 1975.

Death

El-Shafei died on 18 November 2005. Mubarak was among the senior officials at el-Shafei's state funeral.[1]

Honours

Foreign honours

See also

Notes and References

  1. Sobhi. Samir. Hussein El-Shafei (1918–2005). Al Ahram Weekly. 24–30 November 2005. 770. 21 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130403081805/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/770/eg12.htm. 3 April 2013.
  2. Book: Stela, Wojciech. Polish orders and decorations. 2008. Warsaw . 49.
  3. Web site: Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1965..