Kamal el-Din Hussein

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Army officer and politician Kamal el-Din Hussein entered military college in 1937. He served as an artillery officer in the Western Desert during the second world war, and from 1948 was a tutor at the Staff College. In 1956, he led the National Guard in its defence of the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, Egypt. He became Minister of Social Affairs in 1954, and was Secretary General of the National Union of Teachers from 1959 to 1963. He was Vice-President of Egypt between 1960 and 1964 and Head of the Executive Council of the United Arab Republic from 1960 to 1961.

Politicians, Hussein, Kamal el-Din

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Soheir el-Qalamawy

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Arabic scholar and writer Soheir el-Qalamawy was the first woman ever to hold a PhD in Arabic Literature. She exerted considerable influence over modern Arabic writers and critics, and helped to determine cultural developments in Egypt. She made a significant contribution to the women's movement, but was regarded by some observers as betraying feminism because she held official political posts from 1963. She was keen to create a new generation of women who were cultured and intelligent but also clearly feminine.

Authors, Writers, El-Qalamawy, Soheir

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Row and shooting sparked Iraqi defections

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Major General Hussein Kamel Hassan al-Majid and Saddam Kamel Hassan al-Majid, both sons-in-law of Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, defected to Jordan following an argument at a family dinner which led to a shooting incident, according to a recent report. There was a disagreement about who was responsible for the policies which led to the US refusal to negotiate with Iraq about trade sanctions, and Watban Ibrahim, the president's half-brother, was later injured by a bullet.

Family, Hussein, Saddam

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