Yahya El Mashad

Yahya El Mashad
Born(1932-01-11)11 January 1932
Benha, Egypt
Died14 June 1980(1980-06-14) (aged 48)
Paris, France
Cause of deathAssassination
OccupationNuclear scientist

Yahya El Mashad (Arabic: يحيى المشد; 1932 – 14 June 1980) was an Egyptian nuclear scientist who headed the Iraqi nuclear program. He was killed in a Paris hotel room in June 1980, in an operation generally attributed to the Mossad.