ʿAbd al-Khāliq Ḥassūnah

Egyptian diplomat

Also known as: Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Khāliq Ḥassūnah

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In full:: Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Khāliq Ḥassūnah

Born:: October 28, 1898, Cairo, Egypt

Died:: January 20, 1992, Cairo (aged 93)

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ʿAbd al-Khāliq Ḥassūnah (born October 28, 1898, Cairo, Egypt—died January 20, 1992, Cairo) was an Egyptian diplomat who was secretary-general of the Arab League (1952–72) and a skillful mediator, particularly during the international crisis that ensued after Egyptian Pres. Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956 and during the difficulties surrounding the independence of Kuwait in 1961. Ḥassūnah graduated in law (1921) from the University of Cairo and in economics and political science (1925) from the University of Cambridge. He spent most of his early career with the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and served in a variety of posts, ...(100 of 194 words)

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