[1] He and Anwar Sadat, later President of Egypt, were both jailed due to their alleged role in the assassination of Amin Osman, former finance minister, in January 1946.
[1][2] Kamel entered the Egyptian diplomatic service in 1956 and served as ambassador to Zaire, Sweden and West Germany.
[3] He was appointed to the post on 24 December 1977 and served as foreign minister until 16 September 1978 when he also resigned from the office.
[1][4] As foreign minister, he took part in the Camp David Accords, but resigned without signing the treaty.
[1] Kamel published a book entitled The Lost Peace of The Camp David Accords in 1984.