Amin Howeidi

Amin Howeidi
Amin Howeidi
Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate
	In office; August 1967 – April 1970
President	Gamal Abdel Nasser
Preceded by	Salah Nasr
Succeeded by	Mohammed Hafez Ismail
Minister of War
	In office; 22 July 1967 – 24 February 1968
President	Gamal Abdel Nasser
Preceded by	Shams Badran
Succeeded by	Mohammed Fawzi
Personal details
Born	Amin Hamid Howeidi; 22 September 1921; Munufiya, Sultanate of Egypt
Died	31 October 2009 (aged 88)
Alma mater	Egyptian Military Academy; United States Army Command and General Staff College; Cairo University;

Amin Hamid Howeidi (Arabic: أمين حامد هويدي; 22 September 1921–31 October 2009) was an Egyptian military leader, author and minister of war under Nasser's rule.

Early life and education

Howeidi was born in Munufiya on 22 September 1921.^[1] He attended the Egyptian Military Academy and graduated in 1940.^[2] He held a master's degree in military sciences from the Chief of Staff College which he received in 1951.^[2] Then he attended the United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) at Fort Leavenworth and obtained another master's degree in military sciences in 1955.^[2] Next, he obtained a master's degree in translation, press and publication from Cairo University in 1956.^[2]

Career

After his graduation Howeidi began to work as a teacher at the Military Academy.^[2] Later, he became a professor at the Military Chief of Staff College.^[2] In addition, he served as the head of military operations planning in the Armed Forces Command.^[2] He was part of the Free Officers who inaugurated the 1952 revolution in Egypt.^[2] Then he began to hold public posts in 1956 when he was appointed minister of guidance.^[3] His other offices included ambassador to Morocco (1962–1963), ambassador to Iraq (1963–1965),^[4] minister of national guidance (1965–1966), and minister of state for cabinet affairs (1966–1967).^[2]

Howeidi was appointed minister of war and director of general intelligence by Gamal Abdel Nasser after the defeat of Egypt in the Six-Day War.^[4] His term as minister of war began on 22 July 1967, succeeding Shams Badran in the post.^[5]^[6] Howeidi's term ended on 24 February 1968,^[2] and he was succeeded by Mohammed Fawzi as defense minister.^[6]^[7] Howeidi served as director of general intelligence from 1967 to 1970.^[2]

Arrest

In 1971, Howeidi was detained along with 91 others accused of treason, and then tried at the Revolutionary Tribunal. He was sentenced to house arrest for nearly 10 years.^[2]

Personal life and death

Howeidi was married and had two children, a daughter and a son.^[8] He died on 31 October 2009 at the age of 88.^[1]

Publications and views

Howeidi was the author of various books, including How Zionist Leaders Think, The lost opportunities for Arab unity,^[9] 50 Years of Storms: Telling What I saw and The 1967 War: The Secrets and Mysteries.^[1] In addition, he wrote op-eds for Al Ahram Weekly.^[10]^[11] His commentaries were also published in the Al Ahali newspaper.^[12]

Howeidi was optimistic about Arab-Israeli conflict and believed that the Clinton administration was sincere in its efforts to solve the conflict.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Egyptian Figures". SIS. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Abdel Moneim Said (12–18 November 2009). "Amin Howeidi and Mustafa Mahmoud". Al Ahram Weekly. No. 972. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009.
^ "Egypt War Minister replaced". The Times. No. 57000. Cairo. 22 July 1967. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b Gamal Nkrumah (5–11 November 2009). "Obituary Amin Howeidi (1921-2009) Vexed, not villainous". Al Ahram Weekly. Vol. 971. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009.
^ "Nasser picks new aide". Eugene Register Guard. AP. 21 July 1967. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Former Ministers of War and Defense". Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
^ "General Mohammed Fawzi". Edward Fox. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
^ Gamal Nkrumah (2–8 August 2007). "Amin Howeidi: Learning from the revolution". Al Ahram Weekly. Vol. 856. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007.
^ "Brief Synopses of New Arabic-Language Publications". Contemporary Arab Affairs. 10 (3): 449. 2017. JSTOR 48599933.
^ "Daily information from occupied Iraq". peacelink.it. 28 July 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ Amin Howeidi (8 August 2008). "The Day After". The Palestine Chronicle. Cairo. Retrieved 27 April 2024. Citing his article originally published in Al Ahram Weekly, 31 July-6 August 2008
^ Sana Abdullah (3 March 2004). "Review of the Arab press". United Press International. Amman. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
^ Zafar Bangash (1 May 1998). "Reflecting on the future of the resistance to Zionist occupation in Lebanon". Crescent International. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[efigures-1] "Egyptian Figures". SIS. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

[said-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Abdel Moneim Said (12–18 November 2009). "Amin Howeidi and Mustafa Mahmoud". Al Ahram Weekly. No. 972. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009.

[3] "Egypt War Minister replaced". The Times. No. 57000. Cairo. 22 July 1967. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[gamal-4] Gamal Nkrumah (5–11 November 2009). "Obituary Amin Howeidi (1921-2009) Vexed, not villainous". Al Ahram Weekly. Vol. 971. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009.

[5] "Nasser picks new aide". Eugene Register Guard. AP. 21 July 1967. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

[egyar-6] "Former Ministers of War and Defense". Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

[efox-7] "General Mohammed Fawzi". Edward Fox. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

[gamal1-8] Gamal Nkrumah (2–8 August 2007). "Amin Howeidi: Learning from the revolution". Al Ahram Weekly. Vol. 856. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007.

[9] "Brief Synopses of New Arabic-Language Publications". Contemporary Arab Affairs. 10 (3): 449. 2017. JSTOR 48599933.

[10] "Daily information from occupied Iraq". peacelink.it. 28 July 2005. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[11] Amin Howeidi (8 August 2008). "The Day After". The Palestine Chronicle. Cairo. Retrieved 27 April 2024. Citing his article originally published in Al Ahram Weekly, 31 July-6 August 2008

[12] Sana Abdullah (3 March 2004). "Review of the Arab press". United Press International. Amman. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

[13] Zafar Bangash (1 May 1998). "Reflecting on the future of the resistance to Zionist occupation in Lebanon". Crescent International. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

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