Ahmad Fathi Sorour
Ahmad Fathi Sorour | |
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احمد فتحى سرور | |
Preceded by | Rifaat el-Mahgoub |
Succeeded by | Saad El-Katatni (2012) |
Personal details | |
Born | Qena Governorate, Kingdom of Egypt | 9 July 1932
Died | 5 April 2024 | (aged 91)
Awards | Order of the Two Niles[1] |
Ahmad Fathi Sorour (
Sorour was first elected to the People's Assembly in April 1989, and he was elected as Speaker in November 1990. He was President of the Council of the
Allegations and controversies
Allegations of non-compliance with the judiciary
Sorour was widely criticized for article 93 of the Egyptian Constitution: "The parliament is the master of its decisions", meaning that the parliament could make a decision about its membership regardless of any judicial decisions. This article caused significant concerns amidst allegations that parliamentary elections were repeatedly and systematically rigged. Sorour continued to assert that the parliament was the competent authority to decide the validity of its memberships despite the widely acknowledged allegations of rigging.[4] Following the Egyptian revolution of 2011 Sorour's parliament was dissolved and article 93 was referred for revision.
2011 revolution
In the aftermath of the
Fathi Sorour openly supported measures taken to crack down on the pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt. In a televised interview with Elmehwar TV in January 2011, Sorour was asked for an opinion on the US disapproval of the Egyptian authorities' action: disconnecting internet services in an attempt to halt the demonstrations. Sorour replied that the US "did more than that when it was subjected to terrorism", portraying some similarity between pro-democracy demonstrators in Egypt and the terrorists who attacked the United States. Sorour subsequently stated that he didn't view the pro-democracy demonstrators as terrorists.[8]
Death
Sorour died on 5 April 2024, at the age of 91.[9]
References
- ISBN 9796500406275.
- ^ "Egypt's Government Services Portal - Egypt Constitution - Chapter Five". Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ^ "U.S. sees Egypt's Tantawi as resistant to change". 11 February 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2023 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "Egyptian PA Speaker Warns 'Parallel Parliament'". Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ http://www.cihrs.org/English/NewsSystem/Articles/2715.asp[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Al Wafd News". Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ "Breaking News, World News and Video from al Jazeera".
- ^ Televised interview with A Fathi Sorour, AlMehwar TV, Egypt, 29 January 2011.
- ^ "Farewell, Dr. Ahmed Fathi Sorour". See. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
External links
- Profile[permanent dead link] at the Egyptian People's Assembly
- Profile at the Egypt State Information Service
- Profile at the Interparliamentary Union
- Ahmed Fathi Sorour collected news and commentary at Al Jazeera English
- Ahmed Fathi Sorour collected news and commentary at Ikhwanweb