Hilmi Murad

Hilmi Murad (1919–1998) was an Egyptian economist and politician who served as the general secretary and vice president of the Socialist Labour Party. In addition, he was one of the ministers of education of Egypt.

Early life and education Hilmi Murad was born on 7 July 1919 in Cairo.

Hilmi Murad graduated from the Faculty of Law at Cairo University in 1939 and received a postgraduate diploma in public law in 1940. In the 1960s he worked in the UNESCO. He was appointed minister of education on 20 May 1968 when Gamal Abdel Nasser reshuffled the cabinet. Murad's tenure ended in 1969 when he was removed from office by Nasser.

Murad was a member of the socialist party which was established by Ahmad Hussein in the 1940s. He was also one of the contributors of the newspaper Al Shaab. He later joined the New Wafd Party. Murad was one of its three vice presidents and also, headed the parliament group of the party. In addition, he was the spokesperson of the party.

Later years and death In early October 1993 Hilmi Murad and three other members of the Socialist Labour Party were arrested and detained for three days due to the publication of an article in Al Shaab newspaper which harshly criticized the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Murad died in 1998.