Ahmed Aboul Gheit

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Ahmed Aboul-Gheit during the 55th MSC 2019

Ahmed Aboul Gheit ( Arabic أحمد أبو الغيط, DMG Aḥmad Abū l-Ġaiṭ ; also: Abu al-Ghayt or Abu El Gheyt ) (born June 12, 1942 in Heliopolis , Cairo ) is an Egyptian diplomat and politician . In March 2016 he was elected Secretary General of the Arab League .

biography

After joining the Diplomatic Service , he began his career as Third Secretary of the Embassy in Cyprus . He then became First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations in New York and, in 1984, Political Advisor to the Embassy in the Soviet Union .

In 1992 he was appointed ambassador to Italy . As such, he was also accredited in San Marino and Macedonia until 1996 . His last appointment was in 1999 as permanent representative to the United Nations in New York.

On July 10, 2004, he was appointed Foreign Minister and successor to Ahmed Maher by the new Prime Minister Ahmad Nazif and remained so until March 6, 2011. In December 2005, he began mediating in the civil war in Chad and Darfur. Conflict .

On January 11, 2006 , the Zürcher Zeitung SonntagsBlick reported on a fax intercepted by the Swiss secret service in November 2005 from the Egyptian foreign minister to his London ambassador, which can be interpreted as confirmation of illegal US practices in its “ war on terror ” on European soil. The Foreign Minister literally:

"According to" own sources ", 23 Iraqi and Afghan citizens were actually interrogated at the " Mihail Kogălniceanu " base near the city of Constanza on the Black Sea ." The existence of similar interrogation centers in Ukraine , Kosovo , Macedonia and Bulgaria and a flight of prisoners to the Polish base in Szymany are also mentioned.

On the Pope quote from Regensburg by Pope Benedict XVI. during his visit to Germany on September 12, 2006, Aboul Gheit stated:

"This was a very unfortunate presentation and it is a presentation that shows that there is a lack of understanding of true Islam . And because of this, we are hopeful that such presentations and positions are not made with the intention of relieving tension and To instill distrust and mutual accusations between Muslims and the West. "

On December 28, 2008, he announced that Hamas had arranged for the transfer of Palestinians injured in Operation Cast Lead , an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) military operation against Hamas facilities and members in the Gaza Strip that began on December 27, 2008, to Egypt prevent.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Arab League names Egypt's Ahmed Aboul Gheit as new chief . In: Reuters . March 10, 2016 ( reuters.com [accessed July 24, 2016]).
  2. ↑ rulers.org: July 9, 2004
  3. ↑ In quotes: Muslim reaction to Pope
  4. ↑ Egypt-Hamas denying Gaza wounded treatment in Egypt
personal data
SURNAME Aboul Gheit, Ahmed
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian diplomat and politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 12, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Heliopolis , Cairo