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Word: ezzedine (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1975-1975
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Usage:

...Gulf of Suez, Egypt's Red Sea hills barely visible to the west. The town is just 30 miles south of the spot where, according to local tradition, Moses struck the rock and made water gush forth. Instead of striking a rock, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Ahmed Ezzedin Hilal turned a valve and a jet of black crude spurted across the sand. "God be praised," Hilal said. "I cannot express in words the happiness I feel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: The Happy Hand-Over | 12/1/1975 | See Source »

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