Kamal Hassan Ali Explained

Order:43rd Prime Minister of Egypt
President:Hosni Mubarak
Birth Date:18 September 1921
Birth Place:Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt
Death Place:Cairo, Egypt
Term Start:17 July 1984
Term End:4 September 1985
Predecessor:Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin
Successor:Aly Lotfy Mahmoud
Order2:Minister of Defense
Predecessor2:Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy
Successor2:Ahmed Badawi
Term Start2:5 October 1978
Term End2:14 May 1980
Allegiance: Egypt
Serviceyears:1942–1980
Rank: Colonel General
Unit:Corps of Engineers (6th Sapper Battalion)
Commands:Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
Native Name Lang:ar

General Kamal Hassan Ali (Arabic: كمال حسن علي; pronounced as /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. 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. 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.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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Obituary: Lt-Gen Kamal Hassan Ali. 25 December 2013. The Independent. 30 March 1993. Adel Darwish.
  2. News: Kamal Hassan Ali, 72; Was Premier of Egypt. 25 December 2013. The New York Times. 28 March 1993.