Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
Scholar
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, also referred to as Tantawi, was an influential Islamic scholar in Egypt. From 1986 to 1996, he was the Grand Mufti of Egypt. In 1996, president Hosni Mubarak appointed him as the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, a position he... Wikipedia
Born: October 28, 1928, Sohag, Egypt
Died: March 10, 2010 (age 81 years), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Place of burial: Al Baqi Cemetery, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Education: Al-Azhar University