Salih Ashmawi (1910–1983) was an Egyptian political figure and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He held several posts in the group and edited some of its publications such as ''

Al Dawa ''Al Dawa'' (Arabic: ''The Call'') was an Arabic language monthly political magazine which was published in Egypt in two periods, 1951–1953 and 1976–1981. The publication was one of the media outlets connected to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egy ...

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Al Nadhir ''Al Nadhir'' (Arabic: ''The Warner'') was an Arabic language weekly Islamic magazine which was published in Cairo, Egypt, for one year between 1938 and 1939. Its subtitle was ''A Political Islamic Weekly''. It is known for being one of the offic ...

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Early life and education

Ashmawi was born in Cairo in 1910. He received a bachelor's degree in commerce in 1932 from

Fuad I 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 ...

Career and activities

Following his meeting with

Hasan Al Banna Sheikh Hassan Ahmed Abdel Rahman Muhammed al-Banna ( ar, حسن أحمد عبد الرحمن محمد البنا; 14 October 1906 – 12 February 1949), known as Hassan al-Banna ( ar, حسن البنا), was an Egyptian schoolteacher and imam, b ...

Ashmawi joined the Muslim Brotherhood in 1937. Next year Ashmawi was appointed editor-in-chief of ''

'', a weekly journal started by the Brotherhood. However, he left the Brotherhood after internal disputes stopping the publication of the journal and involved in the establishment of another Islamic group entitled the Society of Mohammad's Youth. Later he restored his relations with Al Banna and became the head of secret group within the Brotherhood. Under his leadership the secret apparatus gained considerable autonomy to the extent that Al Banna had no power over it. Ashmawi was part of the extremist faction and was appointed the deputy secretary of Al Banna in 1947, replacing Ahmad Mohammad Al Sukkari in the post. Abdul Rahman Al Sanadi, on the other hand, succeeded Ashmawi as the head of the Brotherhood's secret network. In 1949 Al Banna was assassinated, and Ashmawi and Hasan Ismail Al Hudaybi became the leaders of the Brotherhood which was banned in 1948. In 1951 Ashmawi launched an Islamic journal, ''

'', which was the official organ of the group. In 1953 he and Mohammad Al Ghazali, another senior Brotherhood figure, were dismissed from the group due to their conflict with Hasan Ismail Al Hudaybi. Both Ashmawi and Al Ghazali were also arrested and jailed as part of Gamal Abdel Nasser's crackdown against the Brotherhood.

Later years and death

Ashmawi collaborated with Umar Al Tilmisani to start ''Al Dawa'' in 1976. The journal was published until 1981, and its founder Ashmawi died in 1983.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashmawi, Salih 20th-century Egyptian politicians 1910 births 1983 deaths Cairo University alumni Egyptian magazine founders Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood leaders Egyptian prisoners and detainees Politicians from Cairo