Salah Nasr

Salah Nasr

Salah Nasr (Arabic: صلاح الدين محمد نصر, IPA: [sˤɑˈlɑːħ edˈdiːn mæˈħammæd ˈnɑsˤɾ]) (8 October 1920 – 5 March 1982) served as head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate from 1957 to 1967.[1] He retired citing health reasons following Egypt's defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War. He was succeeded by Amin Howeidi in the post.[2] Nasr was subsequently imprisoned until being granted release by Anwar Sadat in February 1974.[3]

In 1976, Nasr was again imprisoned after being accused by journalist Mustafa Amin of torture after an arrest 11 years prior.[3]

References

  1. ^ Joseph W. Wippl (2019). "Book review". International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. 32 (2): 432. doi:10.1080/08850607.2019.1565879.
  2. ^ Gamal Nkrumah (5–11 November 2009). "Obituary Amin Howeidi (1921-2009) Vexed, not villainous". Al Ahram Weekly. Vol. 971. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009.
  3. ^ a b Henry Tanner (27 June 1976). "Ex-Cairo Official Is Given 10 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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