Hassan Abu Basha (Arabic: حسن أبو باشا, romanized: Ḥasan Abũ Bāshā; 2 December 1922 – 18 September 2005) was a major general and one of the former ministers of interior of Egypt who was in office for two years from January 1982 to July 1984.
[7] Abu Basha was appointed interior minister in January 1982 by President Hosni Mobarak, replacing Nabawi Ismail in the post.
[3] Abu Basha's term lasted until July 1984 when he was replaced by Ahmed Rushdi as interior minister.
[13] The group also attempted to kill former interior minister Nabawi Ismail and an Egyptian journalist after the attack.
[11] Yasser Borhamy was also detained for a month due to his alleged connection with the assassination attempt against Abu Basha.