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Atef Mohamed Naguib Sedky (29 August 1930 – 25 February 2005; Arabic: عاطف محمد نجيب صدقى, IPA: [ˈʕɑːtˤef mæˈħæmmæd næˈɡiːb ˈsedʔi]) was the Prime Minister of Egypt from 1986 until 1996. He replaced Aly Mahmoud Lotfy on November 10, 1986.
Atef Sedky | |
|---|---|
عاطف محمد نجيب صدقى | |
 Sedky in 1981 | |
| 45th Prime Minister of Egypt | |
| In office 10 November 1986 – 2 January 1996 | |
| President | Hosni Mubarak |
| Preceded by | Aly Mahmoud Lotfy |
| Succeeded by | Kamal Ganzouri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1930 Tanta, Egypt |
| Died | 25 February 2005 (aged 74) Cairo, Egypt |
| Political party | National Democratic Party |
Biography
editSedky was born in the Nile Delta city of Tanta. He was a lawyer and economist by training, receiving a doctorate in economics from the University of Paris in France. Before becoming Prime Minister, he was the director of the Egyptian Central Auditing Organization. In 2004, Sedky fractured his thigh. He died on 25 February 2005 at a Cairo hospital.[1] Sedky and his German-born wife, Ursula, had two children Ahmed and Sherif.
Political career
editAs prime minister, Sedky supervised and sometimes criticised reforms suggested by the International Monetary Fund. In November 1993, he survived an assassination attempt in Cairo by the militant Islamic group Vanguards of Conquest, which resulted in the death of a schoolgirl called Shaimaa.[2][3] On 2 January 1996, he along with his cabinet resigned; his post was filled two days later by Kamal Ganzouri.[4] Sedky is the longest serving Egyptian prime minister since the Khedivate in 1878.
Death
editSedky died on 25 February 2005.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Atef Sedki, 75; Premier Helped Lead Egypt to a Market Economy". LA Times. February 27, 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ Hedges, Chris (1993-11-26). "EGYPTIAN PREMIER ESCAPES CAR BOMB". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ Associated Press (1994-03-18). "Egypt Executes 2, Sentences 9 to Die for Attacks". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ "January 1996". Rulers. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ "February 2005". Rulers. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
External links
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