Gamal Salem ( Arabic: جمال سالم , born 1918 - May 1968 ) is an Egyptian military and politician, former Egyptian communications minister and deputy prime minister.
| Gamal Salem | ||||
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| Arab. جمال سالم | ||||
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| Birth | 1918 Shinkat Sudan | |||
| Death | 1968 | |||
| Religion | Islam , Sunni | |||
Gamal Salem was born in 1918 in Sinkat, in eastern Sudan. His younger brother was Salah Salem , born in 1920, who also later became an outstanding statesman. In 1938, Gamal graduated from a military school and in 1951, together with Anwar Sadat, he joined the Free Officers movement led by Gamal Abdel Nasser . Shortly after the coup d'état committed by this organization in 1952, he received the post of Minister of Communications. It is worth noting that he was one of those who required the death penalty for King Farouk . However, Nasser managed to convince the remaining members of the Council of the Revolutionary Command that there was no need for the execution of the king. Subsequently, Salem appeared to be a loyal supporter of Nasser, supporting the latter in the fight against Muhammad Nagib . It was he who led the trials of Nagib supporters as well as adherents of the Muslim Brotherhood extremist organization. In 1954, it was Salem who was responsible for implementing the land reform proposed by the government, which enabled him to become deputy prime minister in the same year. However, his health deteriorating sharply in 1959 brought him out of the country's political life until his death in 1968.