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Essam el-Erian
Egyptian physician and politician (1954–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Essam al-Din Muhammad Hussein el-Erian (Arabic: عصام الدين محمد حسين العريان) (28 April 1954 – 13 August 2020)[1] was an Egyptian physician and politician. He was the vice chairman of the Freedom And Justice Party.[2] Formerly he was a member of the Guidance Bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood. He was elected as a parliament member in the 2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election. After the 2013 Egyptian coup, prosecutors ordered his arrest on 10 July 2013.[3] On 14 July 2013, Egypt's new prosecutor general Hisham Barakat ordered his assets to be frozen.[4] el-Erian was arrested by the government on 30 October 2013.[5]
Quick Facts Vice Chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party, Chairman ...
Essam el-Erian عصام العريان | |
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![]() Essam el-Erian in 2007 | |
Vice Chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party | |
In office 30 April 2011 – 9 August 2014 | |
Chairman | Mohamed Morsi Saad El-Katatni |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Party outlawed |
Personal details | |
Born | (1954-04-28)28 April 1954 Nahya, Imbaba, Egypt |
Died | 13 August 2020(2020-08-13) (aged 66) Scorpion Prison, Cairo Governorate, Egypt |
Cause of death | Heart attack |
Political party | Freedom and Justice Party |
Alma mater | Cairo University |
Profession | Physician |
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