  ahmed asmat abdel-meguid (&lrm;; 1 march 1924 â 21 december 2013) was an egyptian diplomat. he served as the foreign minister of egypt between 1984 and 1991, and as the secretary-general of the arab league from 1991 until 2001. ==biography== born in alexandria in march 1924, abdel meguid received a law degree from alexandria university in 1944 before going on to obtain a doctorate of international law from the university of paris in 1947. he joined the egyptian foreign ministry in 1950 and worked in several departments, notably the british and french sections. he became ambassador to france in 1970, deputy foreign minister in 1970, and egypt's high representative to the united nations in 1972. he served in that position until 1983, and was then foreign minister from 1984 to 1991, when he was elected secretary-general of the arab league. he died in cairo on 21 december 2013, at the age of 89.{{cite web|title=former arab league secretary-general esmat abdel-meguid dies |url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/newscontent/1/64/89719/egypt/politics-/former-arab-league-sec
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