Hassan Abu Basha

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Hassan Abu Basha
Minister of Interior
In office
January 1982 – July 1984
Preceded byNabawi Ismail
Succeeded byAhmed Rushdi
Personal details
Born2 December 1922
Cairo, Egypt
Died18 September 2005(2005-09-18) (aged 82)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Military service
RankMajor General

Hassan Abu Basha (Arabic: حسن أبو باشا‎; 2 December 1922 – 18 September 2005) was a major general[1] and one of the former interior ministers of Egypt who was in office for two years from January 1982 to July 1984.

Early life and education[]

Basha was born in Cairo on 2 December 1922.[2] He graduated from police academy in 1945.[3]

Career[]

Basha was a leading figure during the Nasser era.[4] He served as deputy interior minister when Nabawi Ismail was in office under President Anwar Sadat.[5] As assistant minister, he organized operations against fundamentalists and arrested them at the end of the 1970s.[6] He also carried out such operations following the assassination of Anwar Sadat in October 1981.[7]

Basha was appointed interior minister in January 1982 by President Hosni Mobarak, replacing Nabawi Ismail in the post.[8][9] Basha preferred dialogue instead of coercion to deal with social and political problems.[4] His attitude towards the Islamists, including the Muslim Brotherhood, had positive consequences.[4] Basha's term lasted until July 1984, and he was replaced by Ahmed Rushdi as interior minister.[4] Basha's removal was unexpected, since he was considered to be one of the significant figures in the regime of Mobarak.[10] Basha was appointed minister of local government in July 1984.[10]

Assassination attempt[]

On 5 May 1987, Basha survived an assassination attempt perpetrated by the Islamist militants, including Ayman Zawahiri's brother Hussein Zawahiri.[11] The attack was organized near Basha's home in Cairo,[12] and unknown gunmen seriously injured Basha.[13] Basha underwent surgery following the attack.[14]

The terrorist group Salvation from Hell claimed the responsibility of the attack.[12] Some members of the group were arrested in August 1987.[13] The group also attempted to kill former interior minister Nabawi Ismail and an Egyptian journalist after the attack.[1][13]

Upon this event, Egypt broke all diplomatic ties with Iran, claiming that the group which perpetrated the attack was financially supported by Iran.[15] Hussein Zawahiri was convicted for his alleged role in the assassination attempt.[11] Yasser Borhamy was also detained for a month due to his alleged connection with the assassination attempt against Basha.[16]

Books[]

Basha published his memoirs in a book entitled Mudhukrat Hasan Abu Basha (Memoirs of Hasan Abu Basha in English) in 1990.[4]

Death[]

Basha died at the age of 82 in Cairo on 18 September 2005.[3]

Awards[]

Basha was the recipient of the Republic second class medal in 1973 and the second class merit medal in 1979.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ben Dobbin (10 May 1989). "Mubarak Government Tortures, Abuses Opponents: Amnesty Group". Associated Press. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Basha, Hassan Abu". Rulers. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Egypt's Former Interior Minister dies". Bahrain News Agency. Cairo. 19 September 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Hesham Al-Awadi (15 January 2005). In Pursuit of Legitimacy: The Muslim Brothers and Mubarak, 1982-2000. I.B.Tauris. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-85043-632-4.
  5. ^ Omar Hassanein (16 June 2009). "Most Controversial Interior Minister Nabawi Ismail Passes Away". Almasry Alyoum. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  6. ^ Anthony McDermott (23 November 2012). Egypt from Nasser to Mubarak: A Flawed Revolution. Routledge. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-415-81116-3.
  7. ^ John Kifner (12 July 1987). "Islamic Fundamentalism Gains in Egypt". The New York Times. p. 1.
  8. ^ Ahmed Moussa (11–17 October 2001). "Uprooting terrorism". Al Ahram Weekly. 555. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013.
  9. ^ "The Premier-Designate Names Egyptian Cabinet". The New York Times. Cairo. UPI. 4 January 1982. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Opening to the Arabs Characterizes the New Egyptian Cabinet's Policy". Al Mustaqbal. 21 July 1984. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Ahmed Moussa (18–24 October 2001). "Egypt's most wanted". Al Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b N Tal (2005). Radical Islam: In Egypt and Jordan. Sussex Academic Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-84519-098-9.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c Mohamed Sid-Ahmed (Winter 1987–1988). "Egypt: The Islamic Issue". Foreign Policy. 69: 22–39. doi:10.2307/1148586. JSTOR 1148586.
  14. ^ "The World". Los Angeles Times. 7 May 1987. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  15. ^ John Kifner (15 May 1987). "Egypt Breaks All Diplomatic Ties With Iran". The New York Times. p. 7. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Yasser Borhami". Ahram Online. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Nabawi Ismail 		Minister of Interior
1982 – 1984 		Succeeded by
Ahmed Rushdi
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