Hassan Ibrahim | |
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![]() Ibrahim in 1952 | |
Born | 1917 |
Died | 1990 (aged 72–73) |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Alma mater | Egyptian Air Academy |
Occupation | Military officer |
Years active | 1940–1980s |
Hassan Ibrahim ( Arabic: حسن إبراهيم; 1917– 1990) was an Egyptian Air Force officer and one of the founders of the Free Officers movement.
Ibrahim was born in Alexandria in 1917. [1] [2] He graduated from the Egyptian Air Academy in 1927. [2] [3]
Ibrahim was among five military officers who formed the first cell of the Free Officers movement in July or September 1949. [4] [5] Although it is argued that Ibrahim along with other officers was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood's special unit from 1944 to 1945, [4] [5] there is another report stating that Ibrahim was part of the group called Young Egypt. [3] In addition, Ibrahim was one of the nine-member leadership group of the Free Officers movement. [1] The movement led the 1952 Revolution. [6] Then Ibrahim became a member of the 14-member Revolution Command Council that was charged with the running of Egypt following the success of the revolution. [1]
Ibrahim participated in the Palestinian war in 1948. [2] In 1952 he served as an Air Force group captain. [1] In 1954 he led the group who expelled President Mohamed Naguib from Abdeen Palace. [1] He was one of the three judges, who tried the members of the Muslim Brotherhood after their attempted assassination attack against President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1954. [7] The other judges were Anwar Sadat and Abdel Latif Boghdadi. [7]
Ibrahim was also appointed minister for presidential affairs in 1954. [3] Two years later, in 1956, he was named the head of the Egyptian economy agency. [3] After dealing with business for a while, in February 1964, he was appointed as one of seven vice deputies of President Nasser. [3] Ibrahim joined the Arab Socialist Union in 1962 when the party was established and was one of the sub-secretaries for its finance and commerce department. [8] The other sub-secretary of the department was Abdul Munim Qaysuni, an economist. [8] Ibrahim's tenure as vice deputy ended in 1966 when Nasser asked him to end his extramarital relationship, and Ibrahim continued business activities. [3]
In 1975, Ibrahim gave a series of interviews to Egyptian author Sami Gohar which were published as a book titled The Silents Speak: Abdelnasser and the Massacre of the Muslim Brotherhood. [2] In the book Ibrahim harshly criticized Gamal Abdel Nasser. [2] He died in 1990. [1]
Ibrahim was the recipient of the Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile which was awarded to him in 1956. [9]
Hassan Ibrahim | |
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![]() Ibrahim in 1952 | |
Born | 1917 |
Died | 1990 (aged 72–73) |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Alma mater | Egyptian Air Academy |
Occupation | Military officer |
Years active | 1940–1980s |
Hassan Ibrahim ( Arabic: حسن إبراهيم; 1917– 1990) was an Egyptian Air Force officer and one of the founders of the Free Officers movement.
Ibrahim was born in Alexandria in 1917. [1] [2] He graduated from the Egyptian Air Academy in 1927. [2] [3]
Ibrahim was among five military officers who formed the first cell of the Free Officers movement in July or September 1949. [4] [5] Although it is argued that Ibrahim along with other officers was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood's special unit from 1944 to 1945, [4] [5] there is another report stating that Ibrahim was part of the group called Young Egypt. [3] In addition, Ibrahim was one of the nine-member leadership group of the Free Officers movement. [1] The movement led the 1952 Revolution. [6] Then Ibrahim became a member of the 14-member Revolution Command Council that was charged with the running of Egypt following the success of the revolution. [1]
Ibrahim participated in the Palestinian war in 1948. [2] In 1952 he served as an Air Force group captain. [1] In 1954 he led the group who expelled President Mohamed Naguib from Abdeen Palace. [1] He was one of the three judges, who tried the members of the Muslim Brotherhood after their attempted assassination attack against President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1954. [7] The other judges were Anwar Sadat and Abdel Latif Boghdadi. [7]
Ibrahim was also appointed minister for presidential affairs in 1954. [3] Two years later, in 1956, he was named the head of the Egyptian economy agency. [3] After dealing with business for a while, in February 1964, he was appointed as one of seven vice deputies of President Nasser. [3] Ibrahim joined the Arab Socialist Union in 1962 when the party was established and was one of the sub-secretaries for its finance and commerce department. [8] The other sub-secretary of the department was Abdul Munim Qaysuni, an economist. [8] Ibrahim's tenure as vice deputy ended in 1966 when Nasser asked him to end his extramarital relationship, and Ibrahim continued business activities. [3]
In 1975, Ibrahim gave a series of interviews to Egyptian author Sami Gohar which were published as a book titled The Silents Speak: Abdelnasser and the Massacre of the Muslim Brotherhood. [2] In the book Ibrahim harshly criticized Gamal Abdel Nasser. [2] He died in 1990. [1]
Ibrahim was the recipient of the Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile which was awarded to him in 1956. [9]