Shams Badran
Shams Al Din Badran (Arabic: شمس الدين بدران; 19 April 1929 – 28 November 2020) was an Egyptian government official. He served as minister of war of Egypt during Gamal Abdel Nasser's era and the Six-Day War of 1967. He was removed from his post during the war and later imprisoned. After his release he married a British woman and lived in "self-imposed exile" in the United Kingdom.
Shams Badran | |
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| Minister of War | |
| In office 10 September 1966 – 10 June 1967 | |
| President | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Preceded by | Abdel Wahab Al Bishri |
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| Born | 19 April 1929 Giza, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Died | 28 November 2020 (aged 91) Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Military academy |
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