Abbas Kamel

Major General Abbas Kamel (Arabic: عباس كامل; born 1957) is the current Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate (EGID). He was previously the Chief of Staff to the President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Abbas Kamel
Director of the General Intelligence Directorate
Assumed office
28 June 2018
PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Preceded byKhaled Fawzy
Personal details
Born1957 (age 65–66)
NationalityEgyptian
Military service
Allegiance Egypt
Branch/serviceEgyptian Army
Rank Major General
Battles/warsGulf War

Education

Abbas Kamel graduated from Military college in 1978, then served as an officer in the armored corps. He received an advanced armament course from the United States of America. He also had strategy courses for military attachés from the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

Career

Kamel was the Deputy Egyptian Defense Attaché at the Egyptian embassy in the Czech Republic. He worked in the Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance of the Military Attaché Department until assuming the chairmanship of the branch.

Kamel became the Director of the Office of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in 2012. In 2014, he served as the Chief of Staff to the President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, until his appointment as Head of the General Intelligence Service in 2018.

In May 2021, he met Israeli and Palestinian officials following the Israel–Palestine crisis.[7][8] In August 2021, he met Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz to prevent new clashes with Hamas.[9]

Awards

He was honored with the longest service medal and a second-class Order of the Republic, as well as a medal from the Brazilian State.

References
  1. "Abbas Kamel - EgyptToday". www.egypttoday.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. "Sisi appoints Abbas Kamel as acting intelligence chief". EgyptToday. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. "Egypt appoints new military intelligence chief". Arab News. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. "Sisi sacks Egypt's spymaster days after embarrassing leaks". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. "StackPath". dailynewsegypt.com. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. "Sisi names Major General Abbas Kamel as acting intelligence chief". www.sis.gov.eg. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. "Netanyahu meets with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel". jns.org. 30 May 2021.
  8. "Egypt intelligence chief expected in occupied Palestinian territories after Israel-Gaza truce". The Straits Times. 30 May 2021.
  9. "Bennett meets Egyptian spy chief on Gaza, is invited to visit Cairo within weeks". The Times of Israel. 18 August 2021.
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