Farouk Seif Al Nasr

Farouk Seif Al Nasr (14 December 1922 – 31 December 2009) was an Egyptian politician who served as justice minister in different cabinets during Husni Mobarak's term.

Farouk Seif Al Nasr
Minister of Justice
In office
October 1987 – July 2004
PresidentHosni Mobarak
Prime MinisterAtef Sedki
Atef Ebeid
Succeeded byMahmoud Abul Leil
Personal details
Born(1922-12-14)14 December 1922
Died31 December 2009(2009-12-31) (aged 87)
NationalityEgyptian

Early life and education

Nasr was born on 14 December 1922.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in law.[1]

Career

Nasr was an advisor to the Libyan government.[1] Then he worked as a technical advisor to the Egyptian justice ministry in 1972.[1] He was named as head of the supreme constitutional court in 1982.[1] He served as justice minister in Egypt, the post which he had firstly been appointed in October 1987.[2] The cabinet was headed by then Prime Minister Atef Sedki. Nasr was also appointed to the post to the cabinet led by Prime Minister Atef Ebeid in October 1999.[2] In 2003, Nasr was the president of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization.[3] Nasr was removed from office,[4] and Mahmoud Abul Leil replaced him in the post aforementioned above on 12 July 2004 when the cabinet of Ahmed Nazif was formed.[5][6]

Personal life

Nasr was married and had three children.[1] He died in December 2009 at the age of 87.[7]

References
  1. Egypt Foreign Policy and Government Guide. Int'l Business Publications. 1999. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7397-3550-3.
  2. Shaden Shehab (14–20 October 1999). "Shuffle sense". Al Ahram Weekly. 451. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.
  3. Africa South of the Sahara 2003. Psychology Press. 2003. p. 1284. ISBN 978-1-85743-131-5.
  4. "Egypt: Shura Council Elections and a Cabinet Change". Carnegie Endowment. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  5. Shaden Shehab (15–21 July 2004). "The cabinet's new look". Al Ahram Weekly. 699. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013.
  6. "Egypt: Shura Council Elections and a Cabinet Change". Carnegie Endowment. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  7. وفاة المستشار فاروق سيف النصر وزير العدل الأسبق (in Arabic)
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