Salah Nasr (, ) (8 October 1920 – 5 March 1982) served as head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate from 1957 to 1967. He retired citing health reasons following Egypt's defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War. He was succeeded by

Amin Howeidi Amin Howeidi (22 September 1921–31 October 2009) was an Egyptian military leader, author and defense minister under Nasser's rule. Early life and education Howeidi was born in Munufiya on 22 September 1921. He attended the Egyptian Military A ...

in the post. Nasr was subsequently imprisoned until being granted release by Anwar Sadat in February 1974. In 1976, Nasr was again imprisoned after being accused by journalist Mustapha Amin of torture after an arrest 11 years prior.

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* 1920 births 1982 deaths Directors of the General Intelligence Directorate (Egypt) Egyptian spies Egyptian prisoners and detainees {{Egypt-bio-stub