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Ashraf Marwan | |
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أشرف مروان | |
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| Born | Mohamed Ashraf Abu El Wafa Marwan 2 February 1944 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 27 June 2007 (aged 63) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Diplomat and Businessman |
| Known for | Alerting Israel in 1973 war.[1] |
| Spouse | Mona Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Children | 2 |
Ashraf Marwan (Arabic: أشرف مروان, 2 February 1944 – 27 June 2007) was an Egyptian billionaire who worked as a spy for the Israeli Mossad.
From 1969 on, Marwan worked at the Presidential Office, first under Gamal Abdel Nasser and then as a close aide to his successor, Anwar Sadat. In 2002, it became known that Marwan had been recruited by Egyptian intelligence and may have provided misleading information to the Israeli Mossad during the period leading up to the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. Marwan's name surfaced in the Suisse Secrets revelations, as he had been able to open a Credit Suisse bank account in 2000, even though he was a politically exposed person. He died under mysterious circumstances on June 27, 2007, after falling from the balcony of his house in London. His wife and relatives testified that before his death, he expressed concerns that he was being followed. His wife accused the Mossad of the assassination.[2]
- ^ Refaat, Taarek (7 October 2018). "Ashraf Marwan; Protagonist Who Misled Israel". Sada el balad.
- ^ Syal, Rajeev (29 June 2007). "'Egyptian spy' could not have killed himself, say friends". The Times.