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Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

1935 - 2021

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Muhammad Hussein Tantawi Soliman (Arabic: محمد حسين طنطاوي سليمان, romanized: Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭanṭāwī Sulaymān; 31 October 1935 – 21 September 2021) was an Egyptian field marshal and politician. He was the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and, as chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, was the de facto head of state from the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February 2011 until the inauguration of Mohamed Morsi as president of Egypt on 30 June 2012. Tantawi served in the government as Minister of Defense and Military Production from 1991 until Morsi ordered him to retire on 12 August 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohamed Hussein Tantawi is the 2,215th most popular politician (down from 1,696th in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 54th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Mohamed Hussein Tantawi is most famous for being the head of the Egyptian military.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi ranks 2,215 out of 19,576. Before him are Georgios Papadopoulos, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, Sigurd II of Norway, Eugène Edine Pottier, Lin Biao, and Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria. After him are Ioannis Kapodistrias, Injong of Joseon, John V of Portugal, Nikolai Podgorny, Maria Mandl, and Prince Napoléon Bonaparte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi ranks 31. Before him are David Harvey, Françoise Sagan, Omar Sívori, Edward Said, Fairuz, and John Cazale. After him are Ei-ichi Negishi, Harvey J. Alter, Mercedes Sosa, Bibi Andersson, Omar Bongo, and Mylène Demongeot. Among people deceased in 2021, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi ranks 29. Before him are Captain Tom, Richard R. Ernst, Jacques Rogge, Robert Downey Sr., Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, and Bell hooks. After him are Charlie Watts, Hans Küng, Steven Weinberg, Ei-ichi Negishi, Edmond H. Fischer, and Idriss Déby.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi ranks 122 out of 642. Before him are Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Djet (-3000), Amenhotep II (-1401), Alexander Helios (-40), Userkaf (-2600), and Apollos (100). After him are Macarius of Egypt (300), Abbas II of Egypt (1874), Shepseskaf (-2600), Ammonius Saccas (175), Ctesibius (-284), and Pope Theophilus of Alexandria (310).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi ranks 54. Before him are Kamose (-1600), Teti (-2350), Isma'il Pasha (1830), Amenhotep II (-1401), Alexander Helios (-40), and Userkaf (-2600). After him are Abbas II of Egypt (1874), Shepseskaf (-2600), Apepi (-1600), Sekhemkhet (-2800), Isetnofret (-1250), and Shoshenq II (-1000).

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