What is Mamdouh Salem?
[[File:Mamdouh_Salem.jpg|right|thumb|Mamdouh Salem]] '''Mamdouh Muhammad Salem''' ({{lang-ar|ممدوح سالم}}, May 7, 1918 &ndash; February 24, 1988) was an [[Egypt|Egyptian]] politician, military, and the 39th [[Prime Minister of Egypt]] from April 16, 1975 to October 2, 1978. He graduated from the Police College. Later he became director of Alexandria security and ranked [[major general]]. President [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] chose him to be responsible for his personal security (1960 - 1967). Then he was appointed Governor of [[Asyut|Assiut]] in 1967, Governor of [[Gharbia Governorate|Gharbia]] in 1970, then Governor of [[Alexandria Governorate|Alexandria]] in 1970, Minister of Interior in 1971, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior in 1972. [[Anwar Sadat|Sadat]] chose him as prime minister in 1975, during which parliamentary elections were held. In 1978 he was chosen as an assistant to the President of the Republic. {{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{succession box|title=[[Prime Minister of Egypt]]|before=[[Abdelaziz Muhammad Hejazi]]|after=[[Mustafa Khalil]]|years=1975&ndash;1978}} {{s-end}} {{EgyptPMs}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Salem, Mamdouh}} [[Category:1918 births]] [[Category:1988 deaths]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Egypt]] {{bio-stub}}