Allastair Karmody was born in Trinidad, West Indies, on 29 March 1937, the son of Solomon Karmody, an engineer, and his wife, Sylvia. His brother, Colin, qualified as a doctor at Tufts University, Boston, USA. Allastair was educated at St Mary's College, Port of Spain, Trinidad, and the University o

Abdelrazik El-Zawawi, the seventh of twelve children of Badawy El-Zawawi, a teacher, and of Suad Suedan, was born on 11 September 1931, at Alexandria, Egypt. The family was of Libyan origin but the paternal grandfather had settled and married in Egypt. After education at Egyptian national schools Ab