Kamal Hassan Ali | |
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كمال حسن علي | |
![]() Ali in 1978 | |
43rd Prime Minister of Egypt | |
In office 17 July 1984 – 4 September 1985 | |
President | Hosni Mubarak |
Preceded by | Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin |
Succeeded by | Aly Lotfy Mahmoud |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 5 October 1978 – 14 May 1980 | |
Preceded by | Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Badawi |
Personal details | |
Born | Cairo, Sultanate of Egypt | 18 September 1921
Died | 27 March 1993 Cairo, Egypt | (aged 71)
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1942–1980 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | Corps of Engineers (6th Sapper Battalion) |
Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces |
Battles/wars | |
General Kamal Hassan Ali (Arabic: كمال حسن علي; IPA: [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.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Jimmy_Carter_hosts_a_luncheon_at_Blair_House_for_Israeli_and_Egyptian_negotiator_Moshe_Dayan_and_Hassan_Ali._-_NARA_-_181937.jpg/220px-Jimmy_Carter_hosts_a_luncheon_at_Blair_House_for_Israeli_and_Egyptian_negotiator_Moshe_Dayan_and_Hassan_Ali._-_NARA_-_181937.jpg)
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]