Salah Nasr Explained

Salah Nasr (pronounced as /sˤɑˈlɑːħ edˈdiːn mæˈħammæd ˈnɑsˤɾ/) (8 October 1920 – 5 March 1982) served as head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate from 1957 to 1967.[1] He retired citing health reasons following Egypt's defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War. He was succeeded by Amin Howeidi in the post.[2]

Nasr was arrested and tried soon after the end of his tenure as the head of general intelligence.[3] He was freed when he was granted release by Anwar Sadat in February 1974.[4]

In 1976, Nasr was again imprisoned after being accused by journalist Mustafa Amin of torture after an arrest 11 years prior.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Joseph W. Wippl. Book review. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. 2019. 32. 2. 432 . 10.1080/08850607.2019.1565879.
  2. Gamal Nkrumah. Obituary Amin Howeidi (1921-2009) Vexed, not villainous. Al-Ahram Weekly. 5–11 November 2009. 971. https://web.archive.org/web/20091111174656/http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/971/eg11.htm. 11 November 2009.
  3. Youssef Aboul-Enein. Spymaster: former Egyptian intelligence chief discusses psychological warfare. Infantry. 4. 95. July-August 2006.
  4. News: Henry Tanner. 27 June 1976. Ex-Cairo Official Is Given 10 Years. The New York Times. 12 February 2022.

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