Kamal Adham

Kamal Adham
Director General of Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah
In office 1965–1979
Monarch	King Faisal King Khalid
Succeeded by	Turki Al Faisal
Personal details
Born	1929 Istanbul, Turkey
Died	29 October 1999 (aged 69–70) Cairo, Egypt
Alma mater	Victoria College Cambridge University

Kamal Adham (1929 – 29 October 1999) was a businessman and former director general of Saudi Arabia's Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah or the general intelligence directorate. He served as a royal counsellor to both King Faisal and King Khalid.

Kamal Adham was born in Istanbul 1929. His father, Ibrahim Adham, was a police officer, who was of Albanian origin. His mother, Asia, was Turkish. Adham had two half-siblings, including Iffat Al Thunayan, and a full-brother, Muzaffar.

Adham went to Jeddah with his father when he was one year old. He was raised by King Faisal, spouse of his sister Iffat.

Adham studied at Victoria College in Alexandria and then at Cambridge University. He was fluent in Arabic, Turkish, English and French.

King Faisal appointed Kamal Adham as head of Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah (later renamed General Intelligence Presidency, GIP) in 1965, making him the first president of the GIP. Adham's tenure lasted for fourteen years until 1979 when he was replaced by Turki bin Faisal in the post. Therefore, he also served as the head of the GID during King Khalid's term.

Adham also served as royal counsellor to King Faisal and then, to King Khalid. Adham was among the close advisors to King Khalid throughout the latter's reign from 1975 to 1982.

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