Ahmed Nazif | |
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أحمد نظيف | |
48th Prime Minister of Egypt | |
In office 14 July 2004 – 28 January 2011[1] | |
President | Hosni Mubarak |
Preceded by | Atef Ebeid |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Shafik |
1st Minister of Communications and Information Technology | |
In office 5 October 1999 – 14 July 2004 | |
Prime Minister | Atef Ebeid |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Tarek Kamel |
Personal details | |
Born | Cairo, Egypt | 8 July 1952
Political party | National Democratic Party (1999-2011) |
Spouse(s) | Mona Sayed Abdul Fattah (Deceased) Zeinab Zaki (2010–present) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Cairo University McGill University |
Ahmed Nazif (Arabic: أحمد نظيف, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈæħmæd nɑˈzˤiːf]; born 8 July 1952) served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 14 July 2004 to 29 January 2011, when his cabinet was dismissed by President Hosni Mubarak in light of a popular uprising that led to the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Nazif was Acting President of Egypt from 5 March to 15 April 2010, when President Mubarak delegated his authorities to Nazif while undergoing surgery in Germany.