Abu Ghazala, 'Abd al-Halim
- Abu Ghazala, 'Abd al-Halim
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▪ 2009
Egyptian military leader
born Jan. 15, 1930, Al-Zohour, Egypt
died Sept. 6, 2008, Cairo, Egypt
used his position as Egypt's field marshal to help preserve the fragile 1979 peace treaty between his country and Israel after the assassination in 1981 of Egyptian Pres. Anwar el-Sadat. Abu Ghazala joined the Egyptian army in 1948, participated in the 1952 coup that overthrew King Farouk, and fought in the 1967 and 1973 wars against Israel. In 1981 Abu Ghazala was appointed minister of defense and commander of the army; the next year he was promoted to field marshal. He was fired as defense minister in 1987, however, following allegations of involvement in a plot to illegally acquire U.S. missile technology. He retired from public life in 1993. Abu Ghazala's honours included Egypt's Medal of Liberation, Order of Independence, Medal of Honour, and Medal of the Republic.
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