Mahmoud Fawzi (Arabic: محمود فوزى, IPA: [mæħˈmuːd ˈfæwzi]; 19 September 1900 – 12 June 1981)[1] was an Egyptian diplomat and political figure who was Prime Minister of Egypt from 1970 to 1972 and the vice president of Egypt from 1972 to 1974.

Mahmoud Fawzi
محمود فوزى
Fawzi in 1967
Vice President of Egypt
In office
16 January 1972 – 18 September 1974
PresidentAnwar Sadat
Preceded byAli Sabri
Succeeded byHosni Mubarak
35th Prime Minister of Egypt
In office
21 October 1970 – 16 January 1972
PresidentGamal Abdel Nasser
Anwar Sadat
Preceded byGamal Abdel Nasser
Succeeded byAziz Sedki
Personal details
Born
Mahmoud Fawzi

(1900-09-19)19 September 1900
Monufia Governorate, Khedivate of Egypt
Died21 June 1981(1981-06-21) (aged 80)
Cairo, Egypt
Political partyArab Socialist Union
ProfessionDiplomat, Politician
Awards

Biography

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Fawzi was born in a village near Quwaysina, Monufia Governorate.[1] His father was a graduate of Dar al'Ulum and the Shari'a Judges School.[1] He studied law at the University of Cairo. He did his postgraduate studies at the Universities of Liverpool, Columbia, and Rome, and received a PhD in criminal law in 1926.[1]

He served in many diplomatic posts as a young man, including Egyptian Consul in the Egyptian Consulate in Kobe, Japan, in the early 1930s, beginning in 1926. In 1942 he was appointed Egyptian consul-general in Jerusalem. He became Egyptian representative to the United Nations in 1947 and ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1952.[2] In late 1952 he became foreign minister of Egypt under its new leader, Gamal Abdel Nasser.[3] Fawzi was appointed largely because of his fluency in languages, and was known to avoid involvement in politics, always remaining a diplomat. Fawzi served as foreign minister of Egypt until 1958 when the United Arab Republic, a union between Egypt and Syria was formed. Fawzi served as foreign minister of the United Arab Republic until its collapse in 1961. He remained in office until 1964. After that he remained a close advisor to Nasser on foreign affairs. Upon Nasser's death in 1970, Fawzi was appointed prime minister by his successor, Anwar Sadat, as a compromise civilian candidate.[4][5] Fawzi served as prime minister until January 1972 and then served as vice-president of Egypt until his retirement in 1974. He wrote a book entitled "Suez War" about the 1956 crisis with Israel over the Suez Canal and it was published after his death in 1981.[1]

Honour

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Foreign honour

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References

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General
  • محمود فوزي [Mahmoud Fawzi] (in Arabic). Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Memory of Modern Egypt Digital Archive. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. (1999). Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egypt. Boulder, CO: L. Reinner. p. 35. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03.
  2. ^ "Former Heads of the Egyptian Mission to the UK since 1924". Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Former Ministers". Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Former Prime Ministers". Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  5. ^ Mahmud A. Faksh (June 1976). "Education and Elite Recruitment: An Analysis of Egypt's Post-1952 Political Elite". Comparative Education Review. 20 (2): 143. doi:10.1086/445878.
  6. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1965" (PDF).
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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ambassador of Egypt to the United Kingdom
1952
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Egypt
1952 – 1964
Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Prime Minister of Egypt
1970 – 1972
Succeeded by