Salah Nasr

Salah Nasr (Arabic: صلاح الدين محمد نصر, IPA: [sˤɑˈlɑːħ edˈdiːn mæˈħammæd ˈnɑsˤɾ]) (8 October 1920 – 5 March 1982) served as head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate from 1957 to 1967.

[1] He retired citing health reasons following Egypt's defeat in the 1967 Six-Day War.

[2] Nasr was arrested and tried soon after the end of his tenure as the head of general intelligence.

[3] He was freed when he was granted release by Anwar Sadat in February 1974.

[4] In 1976, Nasr was again imprisoned after being accused by journalist Mustafa Amin of torture after an arrest 11 years prior.