Draft:Abd al-Qadir Helmi
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| Name | Abd al-Qadir Helmi |
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| Birth Place | Egypt |
| Brith Date | 1905 CE |
| Death Place | Egypt |
| Death Date | 1974 CE |
| Religion | Islam |
Abd al-Qadir Helmi was one of the members of the Guidance Office of Egypt, from the first generation of the Muslim Brotherhood, who served legal roles from the time of Hassan al-Banna until the end of his life. Since joining the Brotherhood, he cooperated with his brothers in organizing the January 25, 2011 Revolution.[1] He participated in some of the major events experienced by the Brotherhood. Although he was one of the Brotherhood leaders who coordinated with the Free Officers to prepare the groundwork for the January 25 Revolution, and many meetings of the Brotherhood and the Free Officers before and after the revolution were conducted with his participation. Very little information is available about him, which is not enough to show his status and clarify his efforts, except for information from individuals from the Brotherhood who worked with him. He was a judge. Perhaps this was what influenced his life in terms of paying attention to business, speaking less, and staying away from the spotlight, whether conferences or newspapers. He was born approximately in the early 1920s[2] and this man lived quietly until almost the end of his eighties and passed away quietly.
Cooperation with the Brotherhood
In his early youth, during the time of Hassan al-Banna, he joined the Brotherhood upon their invitation, and they entrusted him with some specific matters that were assigned to loyal men, including:
Participation in Hussein Tawfiq's Escape
Hussein Tawfiq, Amin Uthman, killed the British agent. Although Hussein Tawfiq did not belong to the Muslim Brotherhood, his work for the country caused the Brotherhood to sympathize with him and try to smuggle him. There is much talk regarding the likelihood of Hussein Tawfiq hiding and coordinating his escape from Egypt. In fact, the Muslim Brotherhood was able to participate in smuggling him. Salah Abu Ruqayq says: We completely hid Hussein Tawfiq from the eyes of the police after he was accused of assassinating Amin Uthman, for which President Anwar Sadat was also accused. Abd al-Qadir Helmi was one of the participants in smuggling Hussein Tawfiq in the house of Salah Abu Ruqayq, the Prime Minister, which was designated for his residence, and only Salah Shadi, Hassan Ashmawi, and Abd al-Qadir Helmi were present.
Participation in Smuggling Najib Guwayfil
Following the decision to dissolve the group on 8 December 1948 CE, with the killing of al-Nuqrashi on the 28th of the same month, Ibrahim Abdel Hadi took over the premiership and proceeded to arrest and torture all Brotherhood members. This caused a group of them to arrange for his assassination, but this attempt failed and Najib Guwayfil was arrested.
Mr. Hassan Ashmawi sought to smuggle him, and the role of Abd al-Qadir Helmi was to replace the car that took him to the hospital with another car that transferred Najib Guwayfil to the place where he was fleeing.
Connection Between Hassan al-Banna and the Brotherhood
After the issuance of the decision to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood in 1948 CE, Brotherhood men were arrested across the country, and the violence of arrests increased after the killing of Mahmoud Fahmi al-Nuqrashi, the Prime Minister! Given these hard conditions, all movements of Hassan al-Banna were under surveillance, and it was natural that the Supreme Guide, in managing the affairs of the group, would appoint one of the brothers as his deputy. Thus, he chose the Master and Ahmad Hasan al-Baquri and tasked them to summon him secretly, and this responsibility was placed upon him in his presence.
His Participation in Weapon Transfer
The Brotherhood participated in organizing and preparing the revolution with the Free Officers, and meetings were arranged for coordination between them. He was from the Brotherhood team responsible for coordination and agreement on the stages of launching the revolution and preparing for it. He was constantly in contact with the Free Officers for coordination. Communication and coordination between the new Brotherhood committee, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and the non-Muslim Brotherhood Free Officers continued, and contacts between the two teams increased.
With the Brotherhood in Prisons
In January 1954 CE, when differences arose between the Muslim Brotherhood and the government became determined to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood on 13 January 1954 CE, he was arrested with his brothers and some of the Brotherhood. After his release, he traveled to Kuwait with his brothers.
Death
He passed away on Sunday in 1974 CE.
Notes
References
- See: Entry for Abd al-Qadir Helmi in Ikhwan Wiki; ikhwanwiki.com..