Abdul Khalek Hassouna

Muhammad Abdel Khaliq Hassuna (Arabic: محمد عبد الخالق حسونة, Muḥammad ʿ Abd al - DMG Ḫāliq Hassuna; born October 28, 1898 in Cairo, † January 20, 1992 ) was an Egyptian politician.

Biography

Hassuna entered the diplomatic service of the Kingdom of Egypt and spent most of his early career at the Foreign Ministry on different positions until he was Secretary of State in 1939. 1942 he was appointed governor of Alexandria. In 1949 he was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and then as foreign minister in 1952.

After the military coup of July 1952 and the overthrow of King Faruq 23, 1952, he was Secretary General of the Arab League in September. In the following years he proved to be more persuasive and respected negotiator between the Arab states within the league and outside the region, especially during the Suez crisis, after President Gamal Abdel Nasser had nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956 explains the. In 1961 he coordinated the formation of its own armed forces of the League to protect the newly independent state of Kuwait against an invasion by Iraq.

As Hassuna resigned after twenty years in office on June 1, 1972 the former Egyptian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mahmoud Riad was his successor as Secretary General of the Arab League.

Among the many awards Hassunas belonged to the French Legion of Honour.