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Prime Minister of Egypt (1999–2004) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atef Muhammad Ebeid (Arabic: عاطف محمد عبيد, IPA: [ˈʕɑːtˤef mæˈħæmmæd ʕeˈbeːd]; 14 April 1932 – 12 September 2014) was an Egyptian politician who served in various capacities in the governments of Egypt. He was Prime Minister of Egypt from 1999 to 2004.
Atef Ebeid | |
|---|---|
عاطف محمد عبيد | |
 Atef Ebeid in 2002 | |
| 47th Prime Minister of Egypt | |
| In office 5 October 1999 – 14 July 2004 | |
| President | Hosni Mubarak |
| Preceded by | Kamal Ganzouri |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Nazif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 April 1932 Tanta, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Died | 12 September 2014 (aged 82) |
| Political party | National Democratic Party (Egypt) |
| Alma mater | Cairo University University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Ebeid was born in Tanta, Gharbia Governorate, on 14 April 1932.[1] He graduated from Cairo University in 1955 and received a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1962.[2]
Ebeid was professor of business at Cairo University until joining politics. In the 1980s he was the Minister of Cabinet Affairs.[3] He served as the Minister for Domestic Development under the Sedki government, and then as Minister of Planning in the government of Kamal Ganzouri.[4] He served as Prime Minister from 5 October 1999 to July 2004. He was sworn in on 5 October 1999, replacing Ganzouri.[4]
Ebeid served as the acting president of Egypt from 20 June 2004 to 6 July 2004, a period during which President Hosni Mubarak was receiving medical treatment in Germany.[5] He was also an economic advisor to Mubarak.[6] He resigned on 9 July 2004, amid increasing pressure from part of the business community demanding more rapid privatization and less state regulation.[7] Ahmed Nazif replaced him in the post.[8]
Then Ebeid headed the Arab International Bank, a popular post with former Egyptian prime ministers. In April 2011 he was removed from office by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf due to corruption allegations.[6] He also wrote for the Akhbar Alyoum.[9]
Ebeid was sentenced to ten years in prison on 1 March 2012 for squandering public funds.[10] His assets were also frozen previously.[6] In early January 2013 the Egypt's Court of Appeal overturned the verdict and ordered the ex-PM's retrial, which was held at late January 2013.[11] The court again acquitted him of fraud charges in land case.[11] He died on 12 September 2014.[12]
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