1917 - 1992
Egyptian diplomat and former secretary-general of the League of Arab States.
In 1939, Mahmud Riyad enrolled in the Egyptian Military Academy and obtained a master's degree in military sciences. In 1948, he headed the Egyptian delegation to the armistice talks with the Israelis in Rhodes. In 1955, he was appointed ambassador to Syria, and two years later he participated in the Syria - Egyptian unity talks. On 1 June 1972, he was elected secretary-general of the League of Arab States. As secretary-general he played an important role in mediating the conflict between the two Yemens (1972), the border conflict between Iraq and Kuwait (1973), and the Palestine Liberation Organization - Lebanese government clashes in 1973.
— GEORGE E. IRANI
