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Yehia El-Mashad
Benha, Egypt
Archival Overview
Leading Egyptian nuclear scientist and professor who headed the nuclear engineering department at the University of Alexandria and directed the scientific development of the Osirak nuclear reactor program.
Biographical Record
Graduating with honors in electrical engineering from Alexandria University, El-Mashad earned his doctorate in nuclear engineering in Moscow. Returning to Egypt, he served as a senior scientist at the Inshas Atomic Energy Authority.
When Egypt froze its civilian nuclear reactor construction after the 1967 war, he accepted an invitation to direct Iraq's nuclear research program. While in Paris inspecting nuclear fuel elements, he was brutally assassinated in his hotel room in a targeted operation.
Key Life Milestones
Chair of Nuclear Engineering at Alexandria
Appointed head of the nuclear engineering department, training Egypt's top generation of nuclear scientists.
Chair of Nuclear Engineering at Alexandria
Appointed head of the nuclear engineering department, training Egypt's top generation of nuclear scientists.
Chair of Nuclear Engineering at Alexandria
Appointed head of the nuclear engineering department, training Egypt's top generation of nuclear scientists.
Direction of the Osirak Nuclear Fuel Tests
Oversaw the technical design and international safety verification of the Osirak civilian nuclear research reactor.
Direction of the Osirak Nuclear Fuel Tests
Oversaw the technical design and international safety verification of the Osirak civilian nuclear research reactor.
Direction of the Osirak Nuclear Fuel Tests
Oversaw the technical design and international safety verification of the Osirak civilian nuclear research reactor.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialBenha, Egypt