Hassan Tuhami (1924–2009) was an Egyptian deputy prime minister during Anwar Sadat's presidency. He also held various posts during the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser, including ambassador of Egypt to Austria and director general of the Arab Socialist Union.

Biography

Tuhami was born in 1924.[1] In 1961 he was named as the ambassador of Egypt to Austria.[1] After serving in the post for one year he was given other posts such as chief observer of the International Atomic Energy Agency.[1] In 1969 he was appointed secretary general of the Egyptian cabinet and director general of the ruling party Arab Socialist Union.[1] In 1971 he became minister of state.[1] Between 1974 and 1975 he served as secretary general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.[1]

In 1977, Tuhami met with Yitzhak Hofi, chief of Israel's Mossad, in Morocco.[2][3] This was followed, on 16 September, by a meeting between Tuhami and Israeli foreign minister Moshe Dayan to discuss if Israel was sincere in pursuing peace talks with Egypt. This first Tuhami–Dayan meeting, facilitated by King Hassan II of Morocco, preceded Anwar Sadat's November 1977 trip to Jerusalem. It was in these meetings where the Egyptians first learned of Israel's willingness to withdraw "from Sinai in return for full, contractual, bilateral peace between the two states."[4][5] Dayan, however, indicated in his book Breakthrough that he did not make such a promise and "was pleased that Sadat...would be coming to Jerusalem unaccompanied by any preconditions."

Tuhami and Dayan met again on 2 December 1977, in Morocco.[6] Tuhami's meetings with Dayan were part of the process that led to the Camp David Accords (1978) and Egyptian–Israeli Peace Treaty (1979).[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008. Beirut: Publitec. 2011. p. 815. ISBN 978-3-11-093004-7.
  2. ^ "The Moroccan connection". The Jerusalem Post. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. ^ Thomas L. Friedman (27 October 2009). "Don't Build Up". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  4. ^ Yoram Meital. Egypt's Struggle for Peace: Continuity and Change, 1967–1977, p. 162.
  5. ^ "The Secret Mideast Talks". The Daily Beast. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  6. ^ Bernard Reich, ed. (1990). Political Leaders of the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa: A Biographical Dictionary. New York; Westport, CT; London: Greenwood Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-313-26213-5.
  7. ^ Aluf Benn (7 May 2009). "In the corrals". Haaretz. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

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