Mamdouh Muhammad Salem ( ar, ممدوح سالم, ; May 7, 1918 – February 24, 1988) was the 39th

Prime Minister of Egypt The prime minister of Egypt () is the head of the Egyptian government. A direct translation of the Arabic-language title is "Minister-President of Egypt" and "President of the Government". The Arabic title can also be translated as "President of ...

from April 16, 1975 to October 2, 1978.

Biography

Salem was born in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...

, Egypt. He served as governor of Asyut, Gaarbiya and Alexandria from 1967 to 1971 and then served as

Minister of Interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

. In 1976 he founded and headed the Egyptian Arab Socialist party. After three years as prime minister, he was forced to resign after other ministers resigned in protest over the

Camp David Accords The Camp David Accords were a pair of political agreements signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on 17 September 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David, the country retrea ...

and President

Anwar Sadat Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat, (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 ...

appointed a new government. Salem later served as presidential aide to Sadat and

Hosni Mubarak Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011. Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in ...

. He died in London of an unknown illness.

References

1918 births 1988 deaths 20th-century prime ministers of Egypt Egyptian political party founders Interior Ministers of Egypt Politicians from Alexandria Governors of Alexandria Governors of Asyut Governors of Gharbia {{Egypt-politician-stub