About Talaat Afifi
Born 1953. Talaat Afifi is an Egyptian academic.
Talaat Afifi is an Egyptian professor at Al Azhar University. He served as Egypt's minister of religious endowments (Awqaf) from August 2012 to July 2013 and was part of the Qandil Cabinet.
Career and views Afifi was the dean of the faculty of preaching at Al Azhar University. He also served the deputy head of the Islamic Legal Body for Rights and Reform, comprising more than a hundred of Egypt's leading Islamic scholars and activists.
He was appointed minister of religious endowments (Awqaf) on 2 August 2012, replacing Mohamed Abdel Fadil. He was one of the independent members in the cabinet. However, Omar Ashour from the Brookings Institution states that Afifi was one of the Muslim Brotherhood's allies in the cabinet.
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Who is Talaat Afifi?
Egyptian theologian and politician
When was Talaat Afifi born?
Talaat Afifi was born on 20 December 1953.
What is Talaat Afifi's occupation?
Talaat Afifi is an academic.
What nationality is Talaat Afifi?
Talaat Afifi is Egyptian.
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