Rifaat el-Mahgoub
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Rifaat el-Mahgoub (April 23, 1926 – 12 October, 1990) was an important Egyptian politician, speaker of the Egyptian Parliament, and a member of the ruling National Democratic Party.
Born in Damietta
, el-Mahgoub took a law degree from Cairo University
in 1949 before pursuing advanced studies at the University of Paris in France. He returned to Egypt following the revolution in his home country, taking a series of teaching positions at Cairo University, eventually becoming dean of the faculty of Economics and Political Sciences in 1971.,
The next year, he was appointed by President Anwar al-Sadat for the first in a series of ministerial posts. In 1975 he acquired the job of deputy prime minister; on June 23, 1984, he became parliamentary speaker, Sadat having three years previously been murdered by Islamist militants. In October 1990 el-Mahgoub met a similar fate: he was shot dead while in his car on the streets of Cairo.
Ahmad Isma'il 'Uthman Saleh, Ahmad Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Naggar
, Shawqi Salama Mustafa Atiya
and Mohamed Hassan Tita
were all rendition
ed from Albania to Egypt, with the cooperation of the United States, accused of participating in the assassination, as well as a later plot against the Khan el-Khalili
market in Cairo. Their capture and torture were listed as the main reasons for the US embassies bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
.
Born in Damietta
Damietta
Damietta , also known as Damiata, or Domyat, is a port and the capital of the Damietta Governorate in Egypt. It is located at the intersection between the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile, about north of Cairo.-History:...
, el-Mahgoub took a law degree from Cairo University
Cairo University
Cairo University is a public university located in Giza, Egypt.The university was founded on December 21, 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national center for educational thought...
in 1949 before pursuing advanced studies at the University of Paris in France. He returned to Egypt following the revolution in his home country, taking a series of teaching positions at Cairo University, eventually becoming dean of the faculty of Economics and Political Sciences in 1971.,
The next year, he was appointed by President Anwar al-Sadat for the first in a series of ministerial posts. In 1975 he acquired the job of deputy prime minister; on June 23, 1984, he became parliamentary speaker, Sadat having three years previously been murdered by Islamist militants. In October 1990 el-Mahgoub met a similar fate: he was shot dead while in his car on the streets of Cairo.
Ahmad Isma'il 'Uthman Saleh, Ahmad Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Naggar
Ahmad Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Naggar
Ahmad Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Naggar was a member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. The Jewish lobby group ADL dubbed him the "propaganda chief" of the militant organisation...
, Shawqi Salama Mustafa Atiya
Shawqi Salama Mustafa Atiya
Shawqi Salama Mustafa Atiya is an alleged militant leader within al-Jihad, and ran the Albanian office for the group. He was one of 14 people subjected to extraordinary rendition by the CIA prior to the 2001 declaration of a War on Terror...
and Mohamed Hassan Tita
Mohamed Hassan Tita
Mohamed Hassan Tita was a member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad who was living in Albania. He was one of 14 people subjected to extraordinary rendition by the CIA prior to the 2001 declaration of a War on Terror....
were all rendition
Rendition
Rendition may refer to:*Rendition , a legal term meaning "handing over"*Extraordinary rendition by the United States, the abduction and illegal transfer of a person from one nation to another*"Rendition" , an episode of Torchwood...
ed from Albania to Egypt, with the cooperation of the United States, accused of participating in the assassination, as well as a later plot against the Khan el-Khalili
Khan el-Khalili
thumb|200px|An old chandeliers shop at Khan el-KhaliliKhan el-Khalili is a major souk in the Islamic district of Cairo. The bazaar district is one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike.-History:...
market in Cairo. Their capture and torture were listed as the main reasons for the US embassies bombings in Kenya and Tanzania
1998 United States embassy bombings
The 1998 United States embassy bombings were a series of attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998, in which hundreds of people were killed in simultaneous truck bomb explosions at the United States embassies in the East African capitals of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Nairobi, Kenya. The date of the...
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