Hussein Kamel Bahaeddin

Hussein Kamel Bahaeddin
حسين كامل بهاء الدين
Minister of Education
In office
May 1991 – 13 July 2004
PresidentHosni Mubarak
Prime MinisterAtef Sedki
Kamal Ganzouri
Atef Ebeid
Vice PresidentOmar Suleiman
Preceded byAhmad Fathi Sorour
Succeeded byAhmed Gamal El-Din Moussa
Ministry of Higher Education
In office
May 1991 – 1997
PresidentHosni Mubarak
Prime MinisterAtef Sedki
Kamal Ganzouri
Vice PresidentOmar Suleiman
Personal details
Born18 September 1932
Zagazig, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt
Died29 July 2016(2016-07-29) (aged 83)
PartyNational Democratic Party
Alma materCairo University (MBBS, MD)
Awards
Scientific career
InstitutionsCairo University
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Hussein Kamel Bahaeddin (Arabic: حسين كامل بهاء الدين, 18 September 1932 – 29 July 2016) was an Egyptian professor of paediatrics and Minister of Education between 1991 and 2004. During his tenure as Minister of Education, Bahaeddin implemented reforms, such as extending compulsory education, banning school corporal punishment, and increasing university entrance opportunities. He advocated for addressing poverty and malnutrition to improve academic outcomes and emphasised democratic practices in education. His leadership also oversaw the construction of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Bahaeddin incited controversy over certain measures, including religious and political reforms.