Salah Nasr
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Salah Nasr (8 October 1920 – 5 March 1982) served as head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate
from 1957 to 1967. He retired citing health reasons following Egypt's defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War
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Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate
The General Intelligence Services , often called the Mukhabarat , is an Egyptian intelligence agency responsible for providing national security intelligence, both domestically and transnationally, with a counter-terrorism focus....
from 1957 to 1967. He retired citing health reasons following Egypt's defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...
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