Salah Nasr
Salah Nasr | |
|---|---|
| Native name | صلاح نصر |
| Born | 8 July 1920 Beni Suef, Egypt |
| Died | 5 March 1982 (aged 61) Egypt |
| Allegiance | Egypt |
| Branch | Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate |
| Years of service | 1940–1967 |
| Rank | لواء (Major General) |
| Commands | Director of Egyptian General Intelligence |
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 arrested and tried soon after the end of his tenure as the head of general intelligence.[3] He was freed when he was granted release by Anwar Sadat in February 1974.[4]
In 1976, Nasr was again imprisoned after being accused by journalist Mustafa Amin of torture after an arrest 11 years prior.[4]
References
- ^ Joseph W. Wippl (2019). "Book review". International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. 32 (2): 432. doi:10.1080/08850607.2019.1565879.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Youssef Aboul-Enein (July–August 2006). "Spymaster: former Egyptian intelligence chief discusses psychological warfare". Infantry. Vol. 95, no. 4.
- ^ a b Henry Tanner (27 June 1976). "Ex-Cairo Official Is Given 10 Years". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
External links
- Media related to Salah Nasr at Wikimedia Commons