Mustafa Khalil
Mustafa Khalil | |
|---|---|
Anwar El Sadat | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1920 Al Qalyubiyah Governorate, Egypt |
| Died | 7 June 2008 (aged 87) Cairo, Egypt |
| Political party | National Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Nehal |
Mustafa Khalil (
Life and career
Mustafa Khalil accompanied Egyptian President
minister for foreign affairs under Khalil and also travelled with Khalil and Sadat to Israel in 1977, has talked about the important role which Khalil played in the peace negotiations, "Khalil contributed in serving the country for over 50 years and took part in making peace and building the basis of development...We continued negotiations together that ended in the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty that launched the peace process in the region."[1]
Khalil served as the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he received a master's degree and doctorate in 1948 and 1951.[2]
Mustafa Khalil died on June 7, 2008, at the age of 88 at a hospital in
Cairo, Egypt.[1] According to MENA, Egypt's state-run news agency, Khalil was being treated at the hospital of an unspecified illness at the time.[1] He was survived by his wife, Nehal, his son Egyptian businessman and former parliamentarian Hisham Mustafa Khalil and daughter Zeinab Khalil.[1] His state funeral on June 9, 2008, was a big affair attended by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and dignitaries from Egypt and abroad.[1]
References
- ^ New York Times. Associated Press. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Achievement Award given in Egypt". Illinois Alumni News. December 1984.
External links
Media related to Mustafa Khalil at Wikimedia Commons
