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Egyptian writer, diplomat and politician (1878–1958) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wacyf Boutros Ghali (1878–1958) (Arabic: واصف بطرس غالي) was an Egyptian writer, diplomat, and political figure. He was appointed Foreign Minister of Egypt four times: in 1924, 1928, 1930 and between 1936 and 1937.
Wacyf Boutros Ghali | |
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| 18th Foreign Minister of Egypt | |
| In office 28 January 1923 – 24 November 1924 | |
| Monarch | Fuad I |
| In office 16 March 1928 – 25 June 1928 | |
| In office 1 January 1930 – 19 June 1930 | |
| In office 9 May 1936 – 30 December 1937 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1878 |
| Died | 1958 |
| Political party | Wafd |
| Profession | Politician, writer, Diplomat |
Ghali was a son of Egyptian Prime Minister Boutros Ghali. Born into a Coptic Orthodox Christian family, he was part of the French-speaking elite of Egypt. His older brother Youssef was the father of Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who became Secretary General of the United Nations.[1] After studying law in France, he worked from 1905 to 1911 in the khedive's European chancery. From 1911 he was in France, holding a chair in Arabic Literature at the EHES from 1914. He married a Frenchwoman and had his books published in Paris. After the war, he returned to Egypt. He was a member of the Wafd Party. He was Egypt's principal representative at the 1937 Montreux conference. He received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in 1939. He was a director of the Suez Canal Company from 1950 to 1956.[2]
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