Tammam azzam biography of albert

Egyptian diplomat and politician (1893–1976)

Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam (Arabic: عبد الرحمن حسن عزام; 8 March 1893 – 2 June 1976), also known as Azzam Pasha, was an Egyptian diplomat and politician.^[1] He was the first Secretary-General of the Arab League, from 22 March 1945 to September 1952.^[2]

Azzam also had a long career as an ambassador and parliamentarian.

He was an Egyptian nationalist, one of the foremost proponents of pan-Arab idealism, and opposed the partition of Palestine.^[3]

Family and early life

Abd al-Rahman Azzam's father, Hassan Bey, was born into an upper-class Arab family which became prominent during the first half of the nineteenth century in Shubak al-Gharbi, a village near Helwan (south of Cairo).^[4] His grandfather, Salim Ali Azzam, was one of the first Arabs to become director of the southern Giza Governorate; his father, Hassan Salim Azzam, was also active in many regional governi