Sayed Marei

Sayed Marei (; 26 August 1913 – 22 October 1993), was an Egyptian politician who held various posts during the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat. He is one of the officials who shaped the agrarian activities in Egypt during the 1950s and 1960s.

Early life and education Marei was born in a village, Al Aziziyah, in Sharqia Governorate on 26 August 1913.

Marei graduated from the College of Agriculture of Cairo University in 1937 obtaining a degree in agricultural engineering. He was elected as a member of Parliament in 1942 becoming the youngest parliamentarian in the country. He became the chairman of the board of directors of the Agricultural Credit Bank in March 1955. His first ministerial post was the minister of state for agrarian reform to which he was appointed on 1 July 1956 in a cabinet reshuffle. He was made the minister of agrarian reform in 1957. He was appointed minister of land reclamation in August 1967 succeeding Abdel Mohsen Abu Al Nour in the post. With this appointment Marei left his deputy premiership. Marei's term as speaker of the Parliament ended in October 1978, and he was succeeded by Sufi Abu Taleb in the post.

Marei resigned from his post of the presidential advisor in 1981 shortly after the assassination of Anwar Sadat and the election of Hosni Mobarak as president.

Marei was among the Egyptian officials who were wounded in the attack on 6 October 1981 when the President Anwar Sadat was killed in a military parade in Cairo. Marei died on 22 October 1993.

Awards Marei was awarded by the University of Washington an honorary doctorate in 1960. He was the recipient of the Order of the Republic (1980).