Farouk Seif Al Nasr
Farouk Seif Al Nasr | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office October 1987 – July 2004 | |
| President | Hosni Mobarak |
| Prime Minister | |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Abul Leil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 December 1922 |
| Died | 31 December 2009 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Children | 3 |
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 presidency.
Early life and education
[edit]Nasr was born on 14 December 1922.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in law.[1]
Career
[edit]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 been appointed in October 1987.[2] The cabinet was headed by Prime Minister Atef Sedki. Nasr was also appointed to the same post in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Atef Ebeid in October 1999.[2] As of 2003 Nasr was the president of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization.[3] Nasr was removed from office as justice minister, and Mahmoud Abul Leil replaced him in the post on 12 July 2004 when the cabinet of Ahmed Nazif was formed.[4] During his tenure as justice minister Nasr was a member of the Political Parties Committee which oversaw the legal procedures about the establishment of new political parties in the country.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Nasr was married and had three children.[1] He died in December 2009 at the age of 87.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Egypt Foreign Policy and Government Guide. Int'l Business Publications. 1999. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7397-3550-3.
- ^ a b Shaden Shehab (14–20 October 1999). "Shuffle sense". Al Ahram Weekly. Vol. 451. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.
- ^ Africa South of the Sahara 2003 (32nd ed.). London: Europa Publications. 2003. p. 1284. ISBN 978-1-85743-131-5.
- ^ "Egypt: Shura Council Elections and a Cabinet Change". Carnegie Endowment. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ Joshua Stacher (2004). "Parties over: The demise of Egypt's opposition parties". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 31 (2): 220. doi:10.1080/135301904042000268222. S2CID 145021477.
- ^ وفاة المستشار فاروق سيف النصر وزير العدل الأسبق youm7.com 31 December 2009 (in Arabic)