Amr Moussa
| Amr Moussa عمرو موسى |
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| 6th Secretary-General of the Arab League | |
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In office 1 June 2001 – 1 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid |
| Succeeded by | Nabil Elaraby |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 20 May 1991 – 15 May 2001 |
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| Prime Minister |
Atef Sedki Kamal Ganzouri Atef Ebeid |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Maher |
| Egyptian Ambassador to the United Nations | |
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In office 1 January 1990 – 20 May 1991 |
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| President | Hosni Mubarak |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Aboul Gheit |
| Succeeded by | Nabil Elaraby |
| Personal details | |
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Amr Mouhammed Moussa Abu-Zeid 3 October 1936 Cairo, Egypt |
| Political party | Conference Party |
| Spouse(s) | Leila Moussa |
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| Alma mater | Cairo University |
| Religion | Islam |
Amr Moussa (Arabic: عمرو محمد موسى, IPA: [ˈʕɑmɾe mæˈħæmmæd ˈmuːsæ], Amr Muhammad Moussa; born 3 October 1936) is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the Secretary-General of the Arab League, a 22-member forum representing Arab states, from 1 June 2001 to 1 June 2011. Previously he served in the government of Egypt as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 2001. On 8 September 2013, he was elected president of the committee of 50 that will amend the Egyptian constitution.
He was born on 3 October 1936 in Cairo, Egypt, the son of former parliamentarian Muhammad Moussa. His father also had a son named Pierre during his studies in France in the 1920s. However, Moussa's half-brother Pierre is a French citizen and has no ties to Egypt.
Moussa finished his education after earning a degree in law from Cairo University in 1957.
Moussa then began his diplomatic career. Between 1958 and 1972 he worked in several missions, including Egypt’s Embassy in Switzerland and the Egyptian mission to the United Nations. From 1974 to 1977 he was an advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. From 1977 to 1981 and again from 1983 to 1990, he was the Director of the Department of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1981 to 1983, Moussa was the Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, then from 1983 to 1986 Ambassador to India. In 1990, he was promoted Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations. He was named Minister of Foreign Affairs by Prime Minister Atef Sedki on 20 May 1991. He was minister until 15 May 2001 when he was elected as Secretary-General of the Arab League.
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