Mustafa Kamel Murad (, 28 November 1927 – 1998) was an Egyptian military officer and politician.

Military career

Murad graduated from the military college in 1948. That same year, as a field artillery officer, he participated in the

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. Because of his performance in that war, he received Palestine Golden Medal in 1948 and the Worthiness Silver Order in 1951. He sustained injuries during the hostilities in

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for which he traveled to the

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for treatment. In January 1949, Murad had joined the Free Officers Movement, along with

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, which aimed at toppling the

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.Mostafa Kamel Morad
Egypt State Information Service. He took on the role Chief of Staff of Artillery of the armored force during the coup on 23 July 1952, which removed

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from power and installed the

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(RCC) to rule Egypt for an interim period. Murad later traveled to the

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in 1953 to complete his earlier treatment in the UK.

Political career

Murad was appointed as a member of the RCC and served as director of Minister of Education's office in 1954 and obtained a bachelor's degree in commerce from

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the same year. He also received the Liberation Medal in 1954. Murad resigned from the Egyptian Armed Forces in 1956 and was given the Evacuation Medal. The next year, he obtained a diploma in political science from Cairo University. From 1958 to 1968 he became Chairman of the Eastern Cotton Company. He was a member of the

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from 1962 and became part of its secret unit, the Socialist Vanguard (Arabic: al-Tanzim al-Tali‘i), which was also called the Vanguard Organization, in 1963 when the unit was established. From 1969 to 1979, Murad was a member of the

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. During this period, in 1975, he served as the Chairman of Chamber of Commerce in

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and established the Al Ahrar Party or

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as an opposition party to

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's presidency in 1976. Murad published a gazette, '' Al Ahrar'', for the party in 1977.

Death

Murad died in 1998.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murad, Mustafa Kamel 1927 births 1998 deaths Cairo University alumni Free Officers Movement (Egypt) Egyptian military officers Members of the House of Representatives (Egypt) Liberal Socialists Party (Egypt) politicians