Dr Inas Abdel Dayem , Egypt Egyptian Minister of Culture received Rasha Ghoneim, the granddaughter of Abdel Salam Aref, the second President of Iraq.
This meeting was attended by Mohammad Abu Saada, the Head of the National Organization for Urban Harmony.
Ghoneim thanked the Ministry of culture for including her grandfather's name in the “Street Story” project, which perpetuates the symbols of Egypt and the Arab world in various fields.
During the meeting, Abdel Dayem welcomed the granddaughter of the late president, stressing that Egypt always opens its arms to its fellow Arabs.
Abdel Dayem expressed her appreciation of the pivotal role that Abdel Salam Aref played during his reign in serving Arab issues.
She referred to Aref's role in the political transformation of Iraq, illustrating the “Street Story” project and its objectives.
On behalf of her family, Ghoneim thanked the Egyptian Minister of Culture for including her grandfather's name in the “Street Story” project.
Ghoneim said that Iraqi writers and historians monitored Egypt's interest in celebrating symbols in all fields, as it is the right place for their immortalization, confirming that Egypt is the second home for all Arabs.
It is noteworthy that Abdel Salam Aref, was the second president of Iraq from 1963 to 1966, attained the rank of marshal and played an important role in the Iraqi political transformation.
Aref was born on 26 March 1921 in Baghdad. He joined the military college where he graduated in 1941 with the rank of second lieutenant.
during World War II, Aref was one of the “ May 1941 revolutionaries” against the Submissive government to the British Occupation. In 1946, he was chosen as an instructor at the Military College and was characterized by his influential personality in the Iraqi and Arab events.
He died on 13 April 1966, after his private plane fell into “Al Qurna” area, after returning from a visit to Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq.
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