Background
Meguid, Ahmed Esmat Abdel was born on March 22, 1923 in Alexandria, Egypt.
Meguid, Ahmed Esmat Abdel was born on March 22, 1923 in Alexandria, Egypt.
Licence en Droit, Alexandria University, 1944. Diploma of Higher Studies in Public Law, Paris University, 1947. Diploma of Higher Studies in Economics, Paris University, 1948.
Diploma of Comparative Law Institute, Paris University, 1949. Diploma of Political Science Institute, Paris University, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy in International Law, Paris University, 1951.
Postgraduate, Academy International Law, The Hague, 1949. Postgraduate, Institute Advanced Legal Studies, London University, 1952. Doctorate (honorary), L'U. Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.
Attorney legal department Egyptian Government, 1944-1945. Attaché and 3d secretary Embassy of Egypt, London. Political adviser Anglo Egyptian Agreement, 1954-1956.
Head United Kingdom desk Ministry Foreign Affairs, Cairo, 1954-1957, department director legal department, 1961-1963. Counsellor Permanent Mission of Egypt to European Office of United Nations, Geneva, 1957-1961. Minister plenipotentiary at Egyptian Embassy Paris, 1963-1967.
Chef de cabinet of Under-secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Cairo, 1968. Secretary-general high interministerial committee of cultural relations and technical assitance of Arab Republic of Egypt, 1969. Head of cultural and technical assistance department Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo, 1968-1969.
Head State Information Service, official spokesman of Egyptian Government with rank of deputy minister, 1969. Ambassador of Egypt to France, 1970. Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, 1970-1972.
Ambassador permanent representative of Arab Republic of Egypt to United Nations, 1972-1983. Minister foreign affairs, 1984-1991. Deputy prime minister, 1985-1991.
Secretary general League of Arab States, 1991—2001. Private practice law, since 2001. External examiner international law Faculty of Law, Cairo University and Alexandria University, 1962—1963.
Charge de cours on diplomacy Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, 1962. Member international rivers committee ILA. Head numerous ministerial committees.
Lecturer in field; member, representative, head various delegations to conferences, councils. Member Institute International Studies, Stanford University. Arbitrator I.C.S.I.D. (World Bank).
Author: Period of Defeat and Victory, 1999. Contributor articles to professional journals.
President Egyptian committee for Tut-Ankh-Amon Exhibition Le Petit-Palais, Paris, 1966. Presided over dedication of Sackler Wing housing Egyptian Temple of Dendur at Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, 1978. Member board trustees American University, Cairo.
Chairman Cairo International Center for Arbitration. Member Egyptian United Nations Association, French-Egyptian Friendship Society, Egyptian Bar Association, International Law Association, Egyptian Society International Law (past board directors).
Married Eglal Abou-Hamda, 1950.