Hilmi Murad (1919–1998) was an
Egyptian economist and politician who served as the general secretary and vice president of the
Socialist Labour Party. In addition, he was one of the ministers of education of Egypt.
Early life and education
Hilmi Murad was born on 7 July 1919 in Cairo.[1] His sister, Amina Murad, was the wife of
Kamal Al Din Salah who was assassinated on 16 April 1957 while serving as a consultant to the
United Nations in
Mogadishu, Somali.[2]
Murad joined the Public Prosecution Office in 1942 and served there until 1946.[1] He worked as a professor of public finance.[3][4] He served as the vice president of Cairo University.[5] In the 1960s he worked in the
UNESCO. He was appointed
minister of education on 20 May 1968 when
Gamal Abdel Nasser reshuffled the cabinet.[6] Murad's tenure ended in 1969 when he was removed from office by Nasser.[1][4]
Murad was a member of the socialist party which was established by Ahmad Hussein in the 1940s.[4] Later he became one of the leading figures of the Socialist Labour Party[7] and served as its vice president in the 1980s.[3][8] He was also one of the contributors of the newspaper Al Shaab.[7] He later joined the
New Wafd Party.[9][10] Murad was one of its three vice presidents and also, headed the parliament group of the party.[11] In addition, he was the spokesperson of the party.[12]
Later years and death
In early October 1993 Hilmi Murad and three other members of the Socialist Labour Party were arrested and detained for three days due to the publication of an article in Al Shaab newspaper which harshly criticized the Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak.[13] Murad died in 1998.[14]
References
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abcde"حلمي مراد" (in Arabic). Dar Al Tanweer. Archived from
the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.