Died 1956-12-08.
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Muhammad Husayn Haykal
Mohammed Hussein Heikal was an Egyptian writer, journalist, politician. He held several cabinet posts, including minister of education. He was the first Egyptian, Arab, Middle Easterner and African to earn a Habilitation from the Sorbonne University. He was the author of the first arabic language novel and the first to write about prophet Muhammad and Caliphs Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman from a scien…
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politics · Egyptian writer · writer · journalist · minister · politician · poet · novelist · journal editor · also Muhammad Husayn Haykal, Mohammed Hussein Heikal, Muhammad Husajn Hajkal, Muḥammad Husayn Haykal, محمد حسين هيكل, Haykal
Born 20 August 1888 · Died 8 December 1956 · Q2362588
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1945· 1 entry
Career landmark: Speaker of the House of Representatives of Egypt (1945–1950).
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1944· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Social Affairs (1944–1945).
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Career landmark: Minister of Education of Egypt (1944–1945).
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1941· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Education of Egypt (1941–1942).
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1940· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Education of Egypt (1940–1941).
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Career landmark: Minister of Education of Egypt (1940–1940).
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1938· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Education of Egypt (1938–1939).
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Career landmark: Minister of Education of Egypt (1938–1938).
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1937· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of State (1937–1938).
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Was appointed as minister of state for the interior ministry in Muhammad Mahmoud Pasha's second government
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1888· 1 entry
Born 1888-08-20.
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