Kamal Ganzouri was an Egyptian economist who served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 7 December 2011 to 24 July 2012.
22 Facts About Kamal Ganzouri
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Kamal Ganzouri previously served as prime minister from 1996 to 1999.
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Kamal Ganzouri came to power in 1996 succeeding Atef Sedki, and was in turn succeeded by Atef Ebeid in 1999.
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Kamal Ganzouri was branded Minister of the Poor and the Opposition Minister because of his way of dealing with limited income people and the opposition.
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Kamal Ganzouri was sworn in and took office on 7 December 2011.
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Kamal Ganzouri was born on 12 January 1933 in Garwan, a town in Bagor city in Monofia.
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Kamal Ganzouri obtained a PhD at Michigan State University, United States and began teaching at Egyptian universities and training institutes in 1959.
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Kamal Ganzouri served as a board member of the Sadat Academy for Administrative Sciences from 1962 to 1967 and became economic adviser to the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa in 1968.
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Kamal Ganzouri was an adviser to the President Anwar Sadat.
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Kamal Ganzouri was a member of the National Specialized Councils of production, education and services.
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Kamal Ganzouri was appointed Governor of the New Valley State in 1976 and then became Governor of the Bani Suef State in 1977 but resigned after just six months.
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Kamal Ganzouri was appointed director of The National Planning Institute in 1977 after resigning from Governor of Bani Suef State.
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Kamal Ganzouri was Deputy Prime Minister from November 1986 to January 1996.
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Kamal Ganzouri started his Prime Ministry with 4 major projects that were supposed to help move Egypt from the valley of the River Nile by developing and reclaiming new lands to live in away from the river Nile valley.
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Kamal Ganzouri improved Egypt's relations with the International Bank through the International Monetary Fund by completing the only program ever completed between Egypt and the International Bank since 1961.
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Kamal Ganzouri then appeared for the first time in about 11 years of silence as the Egyptian Revolution broke and right after Hosni Mubarak stepped down in a phone call on "Al Haya Al Youm" television program saying that's a day of a new era in Egypt and that there is no going back from this day.
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Kamal Ganzouri then reappeared in "Al Ashera Masa'a" TV program as his first dedicated interview after resurfacing.
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Kamal Ganzouri started it with condolences to the protestors who died during the Egyptian Revolution, and stated that he was ready to be judged for whatever actions he took that damaged Egypt.
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Kamal Ganzouri was later interviewed on Almasry Alyoum where he was asked if he would nominate himself for the Presidency of Egypt, but declined to answer saying that would be the people's choice to make.
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Kamal Ganzouri formed his "Salvation Government" on 3 December 2011 and was sworn in on 7 December.
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Kamal Ganzouri's government resigned on 26 June 2012 after the election of Mohamed Morsi as President of Egypt to make way for the new government.
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Kamal Ganzouri was married and had three daughters.