The Death of Zakaria Mohi-edin at 94 Egypt Fomer Vice-President
| Born | 5 July 1918 |
|---|---|
| Profession | Military Officer, Politician, |
In 1967 he was appointed by president Gamal Abdel Nasser to take over position of president after Nasser's resignation, an appointment he refused.
In 1968, Mohieddin resigned from all positions and quit public life.[
As of 2005, after the death of Hussein El-Shafei, he and his first cousin Khaled Mohieddin are the last two surviving members of the Revolutionary Command Council.[
Military
Mohieddin had various assignments within the army. He served with the Egyptian army in Sudan. In 1948 he was the chief of staff of the first brigade which was later besieged at Falouga. One of his outstanding achievements in 1948 was to go back to the besieged brigade, infiltrating enemy lines from Rafah to Faloga. He was rewarded for his bravery at the end of the war with the Mehmet Ali golden award for valour and excellence in duty in the field in Palestine. In 1952, he prepared strategy for army movement and was in charge of operation that led to success of the movement.
A public military funeral procession for Zakaria Mohieddin, a member of the Free Officers Movement and of the 23 July Revolutionary Command Council, was attended by the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Sami Anan and a number of senior officers in the armed forces.
The funeral on Tuesday at the Armed Forces’ Aal Rashdan Mosque in Nasr City, located in east Cairo, was attended by the deceased’s family as well as a number of officers and soldiers from the armed forces who came to bid farewell before the body was placed in its final resting place.
The funeral was also attended by Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri, Minister of Military Production Ali Sabri, and a delegation of officers from the Police Academy.
Mohieddin passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 94. During his life, he had been appointed to a number of important leadership positions including the director of military intelligence, prime minister and vice president during the reign of former President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Mohieddin was head of the first Intelligence body in Egypt, the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate. He leaned towards liberal policies and was also the head of the Egyptian Greek Friendship Committee.
A number of Egyptian presidential candidates came to extend their condolences, including Hamdeen Sabbahi, former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq and former Foreign Minister Amr Moussa.
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