Mamdouh Muhammad Salem was the Prime Minister of Egypt

Prime Minister of Egypt

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 from April 16, 1975 to October 2, 1978.

Salem was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He served as governor

Governor

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 of Asyut, Gaarbiya and Alexandria from 1967 to 1971 and then served as interior minister. After three years as prime minister, he was forced to resign after other ministers resigned in protest over the Camp David Accords

Camp David Accords

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 and President Anwar Sadat

Anwar Sadat

Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat was the third President of Egypt, serving from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 October 1981...

 appointed a new government. Salem served as an important aid to Sadat and his successor Hosni Mubarak

Hosni Mubarak

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. He died in London

London

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 of an unknown illness.