Английская Википедия:Ahmed Mekki (politician)

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Ahmed Mekki (born 1941) was the Minister of Justice of Egypt from 2 August 2012 until he submitted his resignation to President Morsi on 20 April 2013.[1] He was a member of the Qandil Cabinet.[2] Mekki was one of the independent ministers in the cabinet.[3] He is the brother of the former vice president Mahmoud Mekki, who resigned from office on 22 December 2012.[4][5]

Early life and education

Mekki was born in 1941.[6] He studied law at Alexandria University and graduated in 1961.[6]

Career

Mekki is the former deputy head of the Court of Cassation, Egypt’s highest appeals court.[7][8] He was also the chairman of the fact-finding Committee in the Egyptian Judges Club.[3]

On 2 August 2012, he began to serve as minister of justice in the cabinet led by prime minister Hesham Qandil, replacing Adel Abdel Hamid.[9] Although Mekki was an independent member of the cabinet, he is close to the Muslim Brotherhood.[10] Mekki resigned from office on 20 April 2013.[11] His resignation was due to pressure from both the opposition and Brotherhood supporters.[12] In a reshuffle of May 2013, Ahmed Sulaiman was appointed minister of justice, succeeding Mekki in the post.[13][14]

Views

Mekki is a strong supporter of judicial independence.[8] He was known as "a reformist judge", and "the revolution’s representative" in Qandil’s government.[8][15] After his appointment, Mekki argued that Egypt is an Islamic state governed by Islamic traditions.[16]

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