Atef Sedki
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Atef Muhammad Naguib Sedki (29 August 1930 – 25 February 2005) was the Prime Minister
of Egypt
from 1986 until 1996. He replaced Ali Mahmoud Lutfi on November 10, 1986.
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 Agency. In 2004, Sedki fractured his thigh. He died on 25 February 2005 at a Cairo hospital. Sedki was survived by his German
-born wife, Ursula, and their two children.
. 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. On 2 January 1996, he along with his cabinet resigned; his post was filled two days later by Kamal Ganzouri
. Sedki is the longest serving Egyptian prime minister since the Khedivate
in 1878.
Prime Minister of Egypt
The Prime Minister of Egypt is the head of the Egyptian government. According to the constitution, the prime minister is the leader of the largest political party in the Egyptian Parliament....
of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
from 1986 until 1996. He replaced Ali Mahmoud Lutfi on November 10, 1986.
Biography
Sedki was born in the Nile DeltaNile Delta
The Nile Delta is the delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas—from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers some 240 km of Mediterranean coastline—and is a rich...
city of Tanta
Tanta
Tanta is a city in Egypt. It is the country's fifth largest populated area, with an estimated 429,000 inhabitants . Tanta is located north of Cairo and southeast of Alexandria...
. He was a lawyer and economist by training, receiving a doctorate in economics from the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Before becoming Prime Minister, he was the director of the Egyptian Central Auditing Agency. In 2004, Sedki fractured his thigh. He died on 25 February 2005 at a Cairo hospital. Sedki was survived by his German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-born wife, Ursula, and their two children.
Political career
As Pime Minister, he supervised and sometimes criticised reforms suggested by the International Monetary FundInternational Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
. In November 1993, he survived an assassination attempt in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
by the militant Islamic group Vanguards of Conquest
Vanguards of Conquest
Founded as a branch of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad operating in Somalia in 1993, the Vanguards of Conquest were a separate faction that eventually folded back into the group under the leadership of Ayman al-Zawahiri....
, which resulted in the death of a schoolgirl called Shaimaa. On 2 January 1996, he along with his cabinet resigned; his post was filled two days later by Kamal Ganzouri
Kamal Ganzouri
Kamal Ganzouri is an Egyptian economist who became Prime Minister-Designate of Egypt in November 2011. He served as Prime Minister from 1996 to 1999. He came to power in 1996 succeeding Atef Sedki, and was in turn succeeded by Atef Ebeid in 1999...
. Sedki is the longest serving Egyptian prime minister since the Khedivate
Khedivate of Egypt
The Khedivate of Egypt was an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire.- Rise of Muhammad Ali :The Egypt Eyalet was an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire. The eyalet was ruled locally by the Mamluk military caste and their various beys , who started to fight amongst themselves for control of...
in 1878.