Ahmed Abul Gheit

Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ahmed Abul Gheit

*Born on June 12, 1942.

Born on 12 June 1942 in Heliopolis, Egypt, Mr. Aboul Gheit obtained a bachelor's degree in economics at Ainshams University, Cairo. He is married and has two children.

* Bachelor of Commerce, Ain Shams University, 1964.

* Started his diplomatic career in February 1965.

After joining the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1965, Mr. Aboul Gheit became Attache-Third Secretary at the Egyptian Embassy in Cyprus in 1968, where he served until 1972. He later served as a member of the staff of the Adviser to the President on National Security Affairs (1972- 1974); Second-First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations (1974-1977); Counsellor, Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Aide (1977-1979); and Political Counsellor, Embassy of Egypt in Moscow (1979-1982).

*Egypt's Ambassador to Rome.

Since 1996, Mr. Aboul Gheit has been the Assistant Foreign Minister of Egypt for Cabinet Affairs. Between 1992 and 1996, he served as Egypt's Ambassador to Italy/Macedonia/San Marino and representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome. He served as Chef de Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt from 1990 to 1992 and as Political Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt from 1989 to 1990.

* Assistant Foreign Minister and chief of the FM office.

* Egypt's Permanent Representative to the UN from 1999 to 2004.

Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the new Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations, today 2 June 1999 presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Prior to those duties, Mr. Aboul Gheit was Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (1987-1989); Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations (1985-1987); Political Adviser to the Prime Minister of Egypt (1984-1985); and Political Adviser to the Minster of Foreign Affairs of Egypt (1982-1984).

* Acquired vast experience on the diplomatic and political level through working under former Foreign Ministers like Kamal Hassan Ali, Essmat Abdul Magid, Amr Moussa and Ahmed Maher.

http://www.sis.gov.eg/eginfnew/politics/cabinet/html/A-Abulgheit.htm

19990602Biographical Note

http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/archives/L/1999/A/un990826.html