Ali Maher El Sayed (4 January 1939 – 22 November 2016) was an Egyptian diplomat and intellectual. He was the grandson of Prime Minister

Ahmad Mahir Pasha Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...

and the brother of Foreign Minister Ahmad Maher. Maher studied law at

Cairo University Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...

. A skilled diplomat, Maher served his government in various diplomatic capacities in Canberra, Tehran and London, as Ambassador of Egypt in Tunisia and France. He remained Ambassador of Egypt in France for nine years until 2002 and was known as the Dean of Arab ambassadors there. He was then appointed secretary general to the Arab thought foundation where he played an important role improving cross-cultural dialogue and presenting a global view of the Arab culture. From 2006 to 2008, Maher was the Director of the Institute for Peace Studies. He was Advisor to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina until 2010 and then became Head of the External Relations Sector of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina until his death. Ali Maher died on 22 November 2016, at the age of 77.

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1939 births 2016 deaths 20th-century Egyptian politicians Ambassadors of Egypt to France Egyptian diplomats {{Egypt-politician-stub