Atef Ebeid - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atef Ebeid عاطف محمد عبيد | |
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47th Prime Minister of Egypt | |
In office 5 October 1999 – 14 July 2004 | |
President | Hosni Mubarak |
Preceded by | Kamal Ganzouri |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Nazif |
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Born | Tanta, Egypt | 14 April 1932
Died | 12 September 2014 | (aged 82)
Political party | National Democratic Party (Egypt) |
Alma mater | Cairo University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Atef Muhammad Ebeid (Arabic: عاطف محمد عبيد{{IPA-arz|ˈʕɑːtˤef mæˈħæmmæd ʕeˈbeːd|IPA}}; 14 April 1932 – 12 September 2014) was an Egyptian politician. He was a member of the National Democratic Party. He served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 5 October 1999 until 14 July 2004. Ahmed Nazif became PM after Atef Ebeid. He was sentenced to ten years in jail on 1 March 2012 for squandering public funds. He was acquitted in January 2013.
Ebeid was born in Tanta, Gharbiya Governorate to a Muslim family. He went to Cairo University and later became a teacher there.
Ebeid died on 12 September 2014 in Cairo, aged 82.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Former Egypt PM Atef Obeid dies at 82". Ahram Online. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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Preceded by Kamal Ganzouri | Prime Minister of Egypt 1999 – 2004 | Next: Ahmed Nazif |