Career
Amin was a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Artillery Forces in 1952. On the night of the Egyptian Revolution he ordered his troops to blockade the Suez Road and arrest officers trying to cross. He then led the troops that surrounded Ras el-Tin Palace in Alexandria, where King Farouk resided. For his achievements in the revolution he was appointed as member of the Revolutionary Council (Egypt), Revolutionary Council, but was forced to resign later in 1953. Between 1954 and 1956 he was Egypt's Ambassador to West Germany.References
Egyptian military officers Egyptian revolutionaries 1996 deaths 1912 births Free Officers Movement (Egypt) Governors of Aswan Ambassadors of Egypt to West Germany People from Desouk {{Egypt-politician-stub