Sherif Kamal Shahine
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Sherif Kamal Shahine is an Egypt
ian diplomat. Formerly the ambassador to Zambia
, Shahine became his country's ambassador to Iraq
on 22 June 2009. Shahine is the first Egyptian ambassador to Iraq since former ambassador Ihab al-Sharif
was kidnapped and killed in July 2005.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian diplomat. Formerly the ambassador to Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
, Shahine became his country's ambassador to Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
on 22 June 2009. Shahine is the first Egyptian ambassador to Iraq since former ambassador Ihab al-Sharif
Ihab al-Sharif
Ihab al-Sharif was an Egyptian diplomat. He was Egypt's ambassador-designate to Iraq in July 2005, when he was killed by Al-Qaeda in Iraq. He had previously served as Egypt's deputy ambassador to Israel prior to the Second Intifada....
was kidnapped and killed in July 2005.