Hassan Ibrahim

Hassan Ibrahim (1917 – 1990) was an Egyptian Air Force officer and one of the founders of the Free Officers movement.

Hassan Ibrahim
Portrait of Wing Commander Hassan Ibrahim, 1952
Born1917
Died1990 (aged 72–73)
NationalityEgyptian
Alma materAir Force Academy
OccupationMilitary officer
Years active1940–1980s

Early life and education

Ibrahim was born in 1917.[1] He was a graduate of the Air Force Academy in Egypt.[2]

Career

In 1952, Ibrahim served as an Air Force group captain.[1] He was one of the three judges, who tried the members of the Brotherhood after their attempted assassination attack against then president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1954.[3] The other three judges were Anwar Sadat and Abdel Latif Boghdadi.[3] The same year he was among the officers who arrested Mohammed Naguib. Ibrahim was also appointed minister for presidential affairs in 1954.[2] Two years later, in 1956, Ibrahim became the head of the Egyptian economy agency.[2] After dealing with business for a while, in February 1964, he was appointed as one of seven vice presidents of Nasser.[2] Ibrahim resigned from office in 1966 due to Nasser's request to end his relationship with a woman, and continued business activities.[2]

Free Officers Movement

Ibrahim was among five military officers who formed the first cell of the Free Officers movement in July or September 1949.[4][5] Although it is argued that Ibrahim along with other officers was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood's special unit from 1944 to 1945,[4][5] there is another report, stating that Ibrahim was part of the group called Young Egypt.[2] In addition, Ibrahim was one of the nine-member leadership group of the Free Officers movement.[1] The movement led the 1952 Revolution.[6] Then Ibrahim became a member of the 14-member Revolution Command Council (RCC) that was charged with the running of Egypt following the success of the revolution.[1]

Death

Ibrahim died in 1990.[1]

Honour

Foreign honour

References
  1. "All the revolution's men". Al Ahram Weekly. 595. 18–25 July 2002. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. Bidwell (12 October 2012). Dictionary Of Modern Arab Histor. Routledge. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-136-16298-5. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. Steven A. Cook (1 September 2011). The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square. Oxford University Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-19-979532-1. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. Mohammed Zahid (15 April 2012). The Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's Succession Crisis: The Politics of Liberalisation and Reform in the Middle East. I.B.Tauris. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-1-78076-217-3. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. Hazem Kandil (13 November 2012). Soldiers, Spies and Statesmen: Egypt's Road to Revolt. Verso Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-84467-961-4. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. "The Revolution and the Early Years of the New Government: 1952-56". Country Studies. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1965" (PDF).
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