Amin Howeidi
Amin Howeidi | |
|---|---|
| Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate | |
| In office August 1967 – April 1970 | |
| President | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Preceded by | Salah Nasr |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Hafez Ismail |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 22 July 1967 – 24 February 1968 | |
| President | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Preceded by | Shams Badran |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Fawzi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amin Hamid Howeidi 22 September 1921 Munufiya,Sultanate of Egypt |
| Died | 31 October 2009(aged 88) |
| Alma mater | |
Amin Hamid Howeidi(Arabic:أمين حامد هويدي;22 September 1921–31 October 2009) was anEgyptianmilitary leader, author and minister of war under Nasser's rule.
Early life and education[edit]
Howeidi was born in Munufiya on 22 September 1921.[1]He attended theEgyptian Military Academyand graduated in 1940.[2]He held a master's degree in military sciences from the Chief of Staff College which he received in 1951.[2]Then he attended theUnited States Army Command and General Staff College(CGSC) atFort Leavenworthand obtained another master's degree in military sciences in 1955.[2]Next, he obtained a master's degree in translation, press and publication fromCairo Universityin 1956.[2]
Career[edit]
After his graduation Howeidi began to work as a teacher at the Military Academy.[2]Later, he became a professor at the Military Chief of Staff College.[2]In addition, he served as the head of military operations planning in the Armed Forces Command.[2]He was part of theFree Officerswho inaugurated the1952 revolutionin Egypt.[2]Then he began to hold public posts in 1956 when he was appointed minister of guidance.[3]His other offices included ambassador to Morocco (1962–1963), ambassador to Iraq (1963–1965),[4]minister of national guidance (1965–1966), and minister of state for cabinet affairs (1966–1967).[2]
Howeidi was appointed minister of war and director of general intelligence by Gamal Abdel Nasser after the defeat of Egypt in theSix-Day War.[4]His term as minister of war began on 22 July 1967, succeedingShams Badranin the post.[5][6]Howeidi's term ended on 24 February 1968,[2]and he was succeeded byMohammed Fawzias defense minister.[6][7]Howeidi served as director of general intelligence from 1967 to 1970.[2]
Arrest[edit]
In 1971, Howeidi was detained along with 91 others accused of treason, and then tried at the Revolutionary Tribunal. He was sentenced to house arrest for nearly 10 years.[2]
Personal life and death[edit]
Howeidi was married and had two children, a daughter and a son.[8]He died on 31 October 2009 at the age of 88.[1]
Publications and views[edit]
Howeidi was the author of various books, includingHow Zionist Leaders Think,The lost opportunities for Arab unity,[9]50 Years of Storms: Telling What I sawandThe 1967 War: The Secrets and Mysteries.[1]In addition, he wroteop-edsforAl Ahram Weekly.[10][11]His commentaries were also published in theAl Ahalinewspaper.[12]
Howeidi was optimistic about Arab-Israeli conflict and believed that theClinton administrationwas sincere in its efforts to solve the conflict.[13]
References[edit]
- ^abc"Egyptian Figures".SIS. Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2013.Retrieved30 January2013.
- ^abcdefghijklAbdel Moneim Said (12–18 November 2009)."Amin Howeidi and Mustafa Mahmoud".Al Ahram Weekly.No. 972. Archived fromthe originalon 19 November 2009.
- ^"Egypt War Minister replaced".The Times.No. 57000. Cairo. 22 July 1967.Retrieved27 April2024.
- ^abGamal Nkrumah (5–11 November 2009)."Obituary Amin Howeidi (1921-2009) Vexed, not villainous".Al Ahram Weekly.Vol. 971. Archived fromthe originalon 11 November 2009.
- ^"Nasser picks new aide".Eugene Register Guard.AP.21 July 1967.Retrieved30 January2013.
- ^ab"Former Ministers of War and Defense".Ministry of Defense.Retrieved6 January2024.
- ^"General Mohammed Fawzi".Edward Fox. Archived fromthe originalon 11 October 2012.Retrieved31 January2013.
- ^Gamal Nkrumah (2–8 August 2007)."Amin Howeidi: Learning from the revolution".Al Ahram Weekly.Vol. 856. Archived fromthe originalon 12 August 2007.
- ^"Brief Synopses of New Arabic-Language Publications".Contemporary Arab Affairs.10(3): 449. 2017.JSTOR48599933.
- ^"Daily information from occupied Iraq".peacelink.it.28 July 2005.Retrieved27 April2024.
- ^Amin Howeidi (8 August 2008)."The Day After".The Palestine Chronicle.Cairo.Retrieved27 April2024.
Citing his article originally published inAl Ahram Weekly,31 July-6 August 2008
- ^Sana Abdullah (3 March 2004)."Review of the Arab press".United Press International.Amman.Retrieved27 April2024.
- ^Zafar Bangash (1 May 1998)."Reflecting on the future of the resistance to Zionist occupation in Lebanon".Crescent International.Retrieved6 January2024.
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
- 20th-century Egyptian diplomats
- 20th-century Egyptian politicians
- 20th-century Egyptian writers
- 1921 births
- 2009 deaths
- Ambassadors of Egypt to Iraq
- Ambassadors of Egypt to Morocco
- Cairo University alumni
- War ministers of Egypt
- Directors of the General Intelligence Directorate (Egypt)
- Egyptian expatriates in the United States
- Egyptian Military Academy alumni
- Egyptian military leaders
- Egyptian prisoners and detainees
- Free Officers Movement (Egypt)
- Non-U.S. alumni of the Command and General Staff College
- Egyptian columnists