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Amr Moussa عمرو موسى | |
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6th Secretary-General of the Arab League | |
In office 1 June 2001 – 1 June 2011 | |
Preceded by | Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid |
Succeeded by | Nabil Elaraby |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 20 May 1991 – 15 May 2001 | |
Prime Minister | Atef Sedki Kamal Ganzouri Atef Ebeid |
Preceded by | Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Maher |
Egyptian Ambassador to the United Nations | |
In office 1 January 1990 – 20 May 1991 | |
President | Hosni Mubarak |
Preceded by | Ahmed Aboul Gheit |
Succeeded by | Nabil Elaraby |
Personal details | |
Born | Amr Mouhammed Moussa Abu-Zeid 3 October 1936 Cairo, Egypt |
Political party | Conference Party[1] |
Spouse(s) | Leila Moussa |
Children |
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Alma mater | Cairo University |
Amr Moussa (Arabic: عمرو محمد موسى, IPA: [ˈʕɑmɾe mæˈħæmmæd ˈmuːsæ], Amr Muhammad Moussa; born 3 October 1936) is an Egyptian politician and diplomat. He was the Secretary-General of the Arab League from 1 June 2001 to 1 June 2011.
Moussa worked in the government of Egypt as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 2001. On 8 September 2013, he was elected president of the committee of 50 that will amend the Egyptian constitution.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "'Civil' powers unite to form 'Conference Party'". Egypt Independent. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ↑ "Egypt liberals tighten grip on constitution drafting". Ahram Online. 8 September 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2013.[permanent dead link]
Other websites
[change | change source]- Amre Moussa Presidential Campaign Website (Arabic)
- Amre Moussa Official Facebook Page (Arabic)
- Secretary-General at League of Arab States (Arabic)
- Appearances on C-SPAN