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MohammedSaidSaleh
1931-2003
Cookandfriendtoallofus,residentsoftheCentreofMediterraneanArchaeologystayinginCairo
forlongerorshorterperiodsoftimeonourwaytotheexcavations,MohammedSaidSalehpassed
awayinJanuaryof2003.
HewasanindigenousNubian,whosefamilyoriginatedfromDabod,andhewasbroughtupin
CairobyhisfatherSaad,anexcellentprofessionalcookwhospentmanyyearsinSaudiArabia.
UponreturningtoCairointheearly1960s,SaadworkedattheCentrewhichwasthendirectedby
ProfessorKazimierzMicha³owski.TheProfessorvaluedhisskillsveryhighlyashewasindeedan
excellentcookwhoknewhowtoserveveryfinemeals.
Saadwasalreadyadvancedinyears,sohesoonbroughthissonMohammedtohelphimoutin
thekitchen.Thusitwasthatin1966MohammedbecameourcookandSaadputinappearances
onlyoccasionally,bringinghisprofessionaladvicetobearatthemoreimportantreceptionsthatthe
ProfessorusedtoholdwheninCairo.
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