Background
ALI, Kamal was born on September 18, 1921 in Cairo.
ALI, Kamal was born on September 18, 1921 in Cairo.
Secondary school, Military Academy, British Armoured School, Staff College, Festrel Academy, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Nasser Higher Military
Career in Army from graduation at Military Academy 1942; promoted Lieutenant 1942, First Lieutenant 1946, Captain 1948. Senior Instructor, Armour School 1953.
Major 1954.
Staff Officer, 2nd Armoured Operational Group 1956. Lieutenant-Colonel 1957. Commander 70th Brigade 1960.
Instructor, Staff College 1961.
Brigadier 1965, Commander 2nd Armoured Brigade 1966. Chief of Staff, 21st Armoured Division 1968, Commander 1969.
Chief of Operational Branch, Operations Department 1970. Major-General and Chief of Staff of Armoured Corps 1971.
Director 1972; Assistant Minister of War 1975.
Chief of General Intelligence 1975. Minister of Defence and War Production, C. -in-C. of Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General 1978-1980. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs 1980-1984, Prime Minister of Egypt 1984-1985.
Chairman Egyptian Gulf Bank since 1987.
Liberation.
Married Amal Khairy.