Ashraf Ghorbal

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Ashraf Ghorbal (Alexandria, Egypt May 1925 – 29 November 2005) was an Egyptian diplomat.^[1]

Career

Ghorbal began his career in 1949 when he entered the Egyptian diplomatic service as a member of its delegation to the United Nations.

In January 1968, following the severance of diplomatic relations between the US and the Egyptian government, Ghorbal was appointed head of the Egyptian interests section that operated within the Indian Embassy.

Ghorbal held that position until February 1973, when he was appointed as media adviser to Egyptian President

Personal life

Ghorbal studied political science at Harvard University, earning his Ph.D. in 1949. He was married to Amal (born 1936) and they had two children.

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