Mohammed Bassiouni
Mohammed Bassiouni (c. 1937 – September 18, 2011) was an Egyptian
Egyptian ambassador to Israel from 1986 until 2000.[2]
Diplomatic career
In 1982, Bassiouni was posted to the Egyptian embassy, located in
diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel. Bassiouni was appointed ambassador in 1986. He held the ambassadorship until 2000, when he was recalled during the Second Intifada.[1] While in Israel, Bassiouni was a regular guest at social events and maintained these social connections for the rest of his life.[2]
Bassiouni was appointed as the
Shura Council's foreign relations committee deputy leader after returning to Egypt and became a member of parliament's upper house. [3]
He died in Cairo, Egypt, on September 18, 2011, at the age of 74.[2]
References
- ^ a b Egypt's former ambassador to Israel dies at 74, Egypt Independent, September 18, 2011
- ^ a b c Jack Khoury (September 18, 2011). "Former Egyptian Ambassador to Israel Mohammed Bassiouni Dies". Haaretz.
- Boston Globe.
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