Mamdouh Salem

Mamdouh Salem
ممدوح سالم
39th Prime Minister of Egypt
In office
16 April 1975 – 2 October 1978
PresidentAnwar Sadat
Preceded byAbdel Aziz Mohamed Hegazy
Succeeded byMustafa Khalil
Minister of Interior
In office
14 May 1971 – 16 April 1976
PresidentAnwar Sadat
Prime MinisterMahmoud Fawzi
Aziz Sedky
Anwar Sadat
Abdel Aziz Mohamed Hegazy
Preceded bySharawi Gomaa
Succeeded byEl-Sayed Fahmy [ar]
In office
3 February 1977 – 26 October 1977
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byEl-Sayed Fahmy
Succeeded byNabawi Ismail
Personal details
Born7 May 1918
Alexandria, Egypt
Died24 February 1988(1988-02-24) (aged 69)
London, United Kingdom
Resting placeAlexandria, Egypt
PartyArab Socialist Union
(until 1976)
Egyptian Arab Socialist Party

Mamdouh Mohamed Salem (Arabic: ممدوح سالم, IPA: [mæmˈduːħ mæˈħæmmæd ˈsæːlem]; 7 May 1918 – 24 February 1988) was the 39th Prime Minister of Egypt from 16 April 1975 to 2 October 1978.

Early life

Mamdouh Mohamed Salem was born in Alexandria, Sultanate of Egypt, on 7 May 1918.[citation needed]

Career

Salem served as governor of the Asyut Governorate, Gaarbiya and Alexandria from 1967 to May 1971 and then served as minister of interior from May 1971 to 1975. Salem was named as the prime minister, and his cabinet was formed on April 16, 1975. In 1976 he founded and headed the Egyptian Arab Socialist Party.

After three years as prime minister, Salem was dismissed on 2 October 1978 by President Anwar Sadat. Then Salem was appointed as an advisor to Sadat. Mustafa Khalil succeeded Salem as prime minister.[citation needed]

Death

Salem died in London, England, of an unknown illness on 24 February 1988.

References

  1. ↑ "Chronology February 16, 1975-May 15, 1975". The Middle East Journal. 29 (3): 334. 1975. JSTOR 4325381.
  2. ↑ Roberto Aliboni (2013). Egypt's Economic Potential. Routledge. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-135-08688-6.
  3. ↑ "Mamdouh Salem, 70; Was Egyptian Premier". The New York Times. Vol. 137, no. 47427. 26 February 1988. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022.