AL-SAYYID, MUHAMMED FAHMI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-02771R000400310016-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: November 12, 1957
• Content Type: BIO

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al-SAYYID, Mi.the nad Fahmi EGYPT
Muham7aad Fahmi al-Sayyid appears to be another of that body of
advisers and aides to President 'Abd al-Nasir whose members have
gradually carne into same prominence after a period of working behind
the scenes. There is virtually no information available on al-Sayyid
before the elections for National Assembly in July 1957. At that time
he was described as an "Aide" to Nasir; and it was reported that he
was married to a sister of 'Abd al-Nasir's wife. Elected to the
Assembly, al-Sayyid is now described as Legal Advisor to the President.
He was a member of Egypt's delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union
meetings in London in September 1957, visited Portugal in October
1957, and was named a member of Egypt's Committee for the Preparatory
Meeting for the Asian-African Solidarity Conference. A press report
of October 19, 1957 stated that al-Sayyid would "prepare the constitution''
for Egypt's Asian African Solidarity Committee.
In late June 1957, a U.S. official returning from Cairo stated
that Nasir's Legal Advisor had considerable influence by virtue of his
control over Nasir's appointments; the U.S. official was unable to
recall the name of the adviser but it is possible that he referred to
al-S ayyid.
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