10-03-2010
Egyptian religious leader Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of al
Azhar, has died during a visit to Saudi Arabia, *Al Jazeera*television
reported on Wednesday. Ahmed Ibrahim, director general of information in
the office of Shiekh al-Azhar said "the Sheikh of Al Azhar (82 years) was
heading to Saudi Arabia to attend the ceremony of awarding the King Faisal
International Prize for Service to Islam.
In 1986, he was appointed as Grand Mufti of Egypt on his 58th birthday, 28
October 1986. He held this position for almost ten years, until he was
appointed Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque and Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar
University by the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, on 27 March 1996. The
Al-Azhar Mosque is one of the most influential and important Sunni Muslim
institutions.
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