Arab League of states establishment - Egypt 22-3-1945

The Alexandria Protocol is an agreement signed on 7 October 1944, in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...

, by five

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countries agreeing to the formation of a joint Arab Organization, which led to the formation of the

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in the following year. The agreement stated that all participating

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will be represented on an equal footing. The main aim of this organization was to strengthen the relations between Arab states and to participate actively in the coordination of their political plans and

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without interference with their independence but promising protection by suitable means in case of aggression against a member state and its

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. The meeting in Alexandria included five committees with representatives of the future members of the

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in the Middle East.

Founding members

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning the North Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via a land bridg ...

: Nagib al-Hilali Pasha, Minister of Education, Muhammad Sabri Abu 'Alam Pasha, Minister of - Justice, Muhammad Salah-al-din Bey, Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, *

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

: Hamdi al-Bahjaji, Iraqi Prime Minister and head of the Iraqi delegation, Arshad al-'Umari, Minister of Foreign Affairs,

Nuri al-Sa'id Nuri Pasha al-Said CH (December 1888 – 15 July 1958) ( ar, نوري السعيد) was an Iraqi politician during the British mandate in Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq. He held various key cabinet positions and served eight terms as ...

, former Iraqi Prime Minister, Tahein al-'Askari, Iraqi Minister Plenipotentiary in Egypt *

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

Saadallah al-Jabiri Saadallah Al Jabiri ( ar, سعد الله الجابري; 1893–1947) was a Syrian Arab politician, a two-time prime minister and a two-time Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Syria. Jabiri was exiled by the French authorities to t ...

, Syrian Prime Minister and head of the Syrian delegation,

Jamil Mardam Bey Jamil Mardam Bey ( ota, جميل مردم بك; tr, Cemil Mardam Bey; 1895–1960), was a Syrian politician. He was born in Damascus to a prominent aristocratic family. He is a descendant of the Ottoman general, statesman and Grand Vizier Lala ...

, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nagib al-Armanazi, Secretary General of the Presidency of the Syrian Republic, M.

Sabri al-Assali Sabri al-Asali ( ar, صبري العسلي; 1903 – 13 April 1976) was a Syrian politician and a three-time prime minister of Syria. He also served as vice-president of the United Arab Republic in 1958. Early life Al-Asali was born into a wealt ...

, deputy of Damascus. * (then Transjordan):

Tawfiq Abu al-Huda Tawfik Abu al-Huda ( ar, توفيق ابو الهدى) (also known as Tawfik Pasha Abul-Huda) (1894 – 1 July 1956) served several terms as the 7th Prime Minister of Jordan. First he served as Prime minister of Transjordan from September 28, 19 ...

Pasha, Trans-Jordanian Prime Minister and Minister Of Foreign Affairs, head of the Trans-Jordanian delegation, Sulayman al-Sukkar Bey, Financial Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. *: with the president

Bechara El Khoury Bechara El Khoury ( ar, بشارة خليل الخوري; 10 August 1890 – 11 January 1964) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 1st president of Lebanon, holding office from 21 September 1943 to 18 September 1952, apart from an 11-day ...

, Riyad al-Sulh Bey, Lebanese Prime Minister and head of the Lebanese delegation, Salim Taqla Bey, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Musa Mubarak, Chief of the Presidential Cabinet.

References

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External links

The Avalon Project : The Alexandria Protocol; October 7, 1944
Arab League 1944 in politics Treaties concluded in 1944 Treaties of the Kingdom of Iraq Treaties of Jordan Treaties of Lebanon Treaties of the Syrian Republic (1930–1963) Treaties of the Kingdom of Egypt 1944 in Egypt fr:Protocole d'Alexandrie

Founding members

See also

References

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