Essam el-Erian
Egyptian politician (1954–2020)
Dr. Essam Mohamed Hussein el-Erian (Arabic: عصام محمد حسين العريان) (28 April 1954 – 13 August 2020) was an Egyptian physician and politician. He was the vice chairman of the Freedom And Justice party.[1] Between 2011 and 2013, he was a member of the Parliament of Egypt.
After the 2013 Egyptian coup, prosecutors ordered his arrest on 10 July 2013.[2] On 14 July 2013, Egypt's new prosecutor general Hisham Barakat ordered his assets to be frozen.[3] El-Erian was arrested by the government on 30 October 2013.[4]
El-Erian died of a heart attack while in prison in Cairo on 13 August 2020, aged 66.[5]
References
change- ↑ "مرسى رئيسا لحزب الحرية والعدالة والعريان نائبا. والكتاتنى أمينا عاما". Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2011-12-27.| May 11, 2011]
- ↑ "Prosecution orders arrest of leading Brotherhood members". Ahram Online. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ↑ "Asset freeze for Islamist leaders goes into action". Egypt Independent. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ↑ Kirkpatrick, David D. (2013-10-30). "Prominent Muslim Brotherhood Leader Is Seized in Egypt". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
- ↑ "Top Muslim Brotherhood leader dies in Cairo prison". www.aljazeera.com.
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