Muhammad Ibrahim Kamel

Muhammad Ibrahim Kamel
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 24 December 1977 – 16 September 1978
Preceded by	Ismail Fahmi
Succeeded by	Mustafa Khalil
Personal details
Born	6 January 1927
Died	22 November 2001(2001-11-22) (aged 74)
Nationality	Egyptian

Muhammad Ibrahim Kamel (6 January 1927 – 22 November 2001) was an Egyptian diplomat and politician.

Biography

Kamel was born on 6 January 1927.[1] He studied law at Cairo University and graduated in 1947.[1] He and Anwar Sadat, later President of Egypt, were both jailed due to their alleged role in the assassination of Amin Osman, former finance minister, in January 1946.[1][2] Kamel entered the Egyptian diplomatic service in 1956 and served as ambassador to Zaire, Sweden and West Germany.

Kamel succeeded Ismail Fahmi as the minister of foreign affairs in December 1977 when Fahmi resigned from the office.[3] He was appointed to the post on 24 December 1977 and served as foreign minister until 16 September 1978 when he also resigned from the office.[1][4] As foreign minister, he took part in the Camp David Accords, but resigned without signing the treaty.[3]

Kamel was married and had two sons.[1] He died on 22 November 2001 at the age of 74.[1]

Works

Kamel published a book entitled The Lost Peace of The Camp David Accords in 1984.[1]

References

1. Abdul Hadi Jiad (11 December 2001). "Mohammed Ibrahim Kamel". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
2. "British Embassy Cairo Documents" (PDF). Gamal Abdel Nasser Digital Archive - Bibliotheca Alexandrina. 30 November 1946. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
3. Bahgat Korany (Autumn 1983). "The Cold Peace, the Sixth Arab-Israeli War, and Egypt's Public". International Journal. 38 (4): 653. doi:10.2307/40202205. JSTOR 40202205.
4. Adel El Adawy (17 October 2013). "Egypt's Evolving Foreign Policy". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

External links

• Camp David Accords: A Testimony by Sadat's Foreign Minister
• Obituary at the New York Times

Political offices
Preceded by Ismail Fahmi	Foreign Minister of Egypt 1977-1978	Succeeded by Mustafa Khalil