Abbas Kamel
{{Short description|Director of Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate}}
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| office = Director of the General Intelligence Directorate
| president = Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
| term_start = 28 June 2018
| term_end = 16 October 2024
| predecessor = Khaled Fawzy
| successor = Hassan Rashad
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1957}}
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| nationality = Egyptian
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Major General Abbas Kamel ({{langx|ar|عباس كامل}}; born 1957) is an Egyptian retired military officer who serves as a presidential adviser and coordinator for security apparatuses. He was the Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate (EGID) between 2018 and 2024. He was previously the Chief of Staff to the President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.{{Cite web|title=Abbas Kamel - EgyptToday|url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Tag/43193/Abbas-Kamel|access-date=2021-03-28|website=www.egypttoday.com}}{{Cite web|date=2018-01-18|title=Sisi appoints Abbas Kamel as acting intelligence chief|url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/40447/Sisi-appoints-Abbas-Kamel-as-acting-intelligence-chief|access-date=2021-03-28|website=EgyptToday}}{{Cite web|title=Egypt appoints new military intelligence chief|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1424726/amp|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Arab News|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Sisi sacks Egypt's spymaster days after embarrassing leaks|url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/sisi-sacks-egypts-spymaster-days-after-embarrassing-leaks|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Middle East Eye|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=StackPath|url=https://dailynewsegypt.com/2018/06/28/abbas-kamel-officially-heads-egypts-general-intelligence-services/|access-date=2021-03-28|website=dailynewsegypt.com}}{{Cite web|title=Sisi names Major General Abbas Kamel as acting intelligence chief|url=https://www.sis.gov.eg/Story/123235?lang=en-us|access-date=2021-03-28|website=www.sis.gov.eg|language=en}}
Education
Abbas Kamel graduated from Military college in 1978, then served as an officer in the armored corps. He received an advanced armament course from the United States of America. He also had strategy courses for military attachés from the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.
Career
Kamel was the Deputy Egyptian Defense Attaché at the Egyptian embassy in the Czech Republic. He worked in the Military Intelligence and Reconnaissance of the Military Attaché Department until assuming the chairmanship of the branch.
Kamel became the Director of the Office of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in 2012. In 2014, he served as the Chief of Staff to the President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, until his appointment as Head of the General Intelligence Service in 2018.
In May 2021, Kamel met Israeli and Palestinian officials following the Israel–Palestine crisis.{{cite web |url=https://www.jns.org/netanyahu-meets-with-egyptian-intelligence-chief-abbas-kamel/ |title=Netanyahu meets with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel |website=jns.org |date=30 May 2021 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/egypt-intelligence-chief-expected-in-occupied-palestinian-territories-after-israel |title=Egypt intelligence chief expected in occupied Palestinian territories after Israel-Gaza truce |website=The Straits Times |date=30 May 2021 }} In August 2021, he met Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Defense Minister Benny Gantz to prevent new clashes with Hamas.{{cite web |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-meets-egyptian-spy-chief-on-gaza-is-invited-to-visit-cairo-within-weeks/ |title=Bennett meets Egyptian spy chief on Gaza, is invited to visit Cairo within weeks |website=The Times of Israel
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On October 16 2024, El Sisi appointed Abbas Kamel as the presidential advisor and coordinator of security apparatuses.
Awards
Kamel was honored with the longest service medal and a second-class Order of the Republic, as well as a medal from the Brazilian State.
References
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External links
- [https://www.intelligenceonline.com/government-intelligence/2023/01/20/abbas-kamel-the-ubiquitous-spy-chief-consolidating-sisi-s-power,109904320-gra Abbas Kamel, the ubiquitous spy chief consolidating Sisi's power], Intelligence Online, January 20, 2023 (requires free registration)
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Category:Egyptian military leaders
Category:Directors of the General Intelligence Directorate (Egypt)