Ahmed Maher
Ahmad Maher ( Arabic أحمد ماهر, DMG Aḥmad Māhir ; * September 14, 1935 ; † September 27, 2010 ) was an Egyptian diplomat and politician .
biography
Maher came from a well-known Egyptian family. His grandfather Ahmed Maher Pascha was Prime Minister for a good four months in 1944/1945 , while his brother Ali Maher was also a diplomat.
He himself studied law at the University of Cairo and began his career in the diplomatic service as an attaché in 1957. During his diplomatic career, he worked at the embassies in Zaire , France , Switzerland and Portugal .
In between, he was National Security Advisor to the then President Anwar as-Sadat from 1971 to 1974 and Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Mustafa Chalil from 1978 to 1980 .
During the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990 he became ambassador to Moscow . He then served from 1992 to 1999 Ambassador to the United States and then for some time ambassador to Belgium at the same time as a representative and as such the European Union accredited . Subsequently, he was director of the Arab Special Aid Fund for Africa (SAAFA) of the Arab League , based in Cairo .
In May 2001 he was appointed foreign minister by President Muhammad Husni Mubarak as the successor to Amr Musa , making him the fourth foreign minister during Mubarak's presidency. The appointment caused some confusion, as his younger brother Ali Maher was also named as a candidate for the office. In December 2003, while visiting Israel, he was attacked by Palestinian extremists on the Temple Mount . On July 10, 2004 he was succeeded by the previous Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York City, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, as Foreign Minister.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maher, Ahmed |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | أحمد ماهر (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian politician and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1935 |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 27, 2010 |