Kamal Amer (; 13 June 1942 – 4 March 2021) was an Egyptian politician and military commander.

Biography

Amer was trained at the

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and

Nasser Military Academy The Military Academy for Postgraduate and Strategic Studies (Egyptian Arabic: الأكاديمية العسكرية للدراسات العليا والاستراتيجية), formerly Nasser Military Academy (Egyptian Arabic: أكاديمية ن ...

. During his military career, Amer ascended to the role of Commander of the Third Army.

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appointed him Director of

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, a position he held until 1997. From 9 July 1997 to 21 November 1999, he was Governor of the

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. He then served as Governor of the

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from 31 October 1999 until 17 July 2001. From December 2012 to June 2013, he served in the

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. Kamal Amer died of

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on 4 March 2021.

References

1942 births 2021 deaths Military personnel from Cairo Members of the House of Representatives (Egypt) Members of the Shura Council Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt Egyptian Military Academy alumni Directors of the Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance (Egypt) Governors of Matrouh Governors of Aswan Politicians from Cairo {{Egypt-politician-stub