Hassan Tuhami (1924–2009) was an

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deputy prime minister during

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's presidency. He also held various posts during the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser, including ambassador of Egypt to Austria and director general of the Arab Socialist Union.

Biography

Tuhami was born in 1924. In 1961 he was named as the ambassador of Egypt to Austria. After serving in the post for one year he was given other posts such as chief observer of the International Atomic Energy Agency. In 1969 he was appointed secretary general of the Egyptian cabinet and director general of the ruling party Arab Socialist Union. In 1971 he became minister of state. Between 1974 and 1975 he served as secretary general of the

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. In 1977, Tuhami met with

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, chief of Israel's Mossad, in

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. This was followed, on 16 September, by a meeting between Tuhami and Israeli foreign minister Moshe Dayan to discuss if Israel was sincere in pursuing peace talks with Egypt. This first Tuhami–Dayan meeting, facilitated by King Hassan II of Morocco, preceded Anwar Sadat's November 1977 trip to Jerusalem. It was in these meetings where the Egyptians first learned of Israel's willingness to withdraw "from

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in return for full, contractual,

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peace between the two states." Dayan, however, indicated in his book ''Breakthrough'' that he did not make such a promise and "was pleased that Sadat...would be coming to Jerusalem unaccompanied by any preconditions." Tuhami and Dayan met again on 2 December 1977, in Morocco. Tuhami's meetings with Dayan were part of the process that led to the Camp David Accords (1978) and Egyptian–Israeli Peace Treaty (1979).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuhami, Hassan 1924 births 2009 deaths Egyptian Muslims Deputy Prime Ministers of Egypt Tuhami, Hasan Ambassadors of Egypt to Austria Arab Socialist Union (Egypt) politicians Organisation of Islamic Cooperation officials 20th-century Egyptian diplomats

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