Ashraf Marwan
Ashraf Marwan | |
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أشرف مروان | |
| Born | Mohamed Ashraf Abu El Wafa Marwan 2 February 1944 Cairo, Egypt |
| Died | 27 June 2007 (aged 63) London, England |
| Occupations | Diplomat and Businessman |
| Known for | Alerting Israel in 1973 war |
| Spouse | Mona Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Gamal Abdel Nasser (father-in-law) Tahia Abdel Nasser (mother-in-law) Khalid Abdel Nasser (brother-in-law) Abdel Hakim Abdel Nasser (brother-in-law) Hoda Gamal Abdel Nasser (sister-in-law) |
Mohamed Ashraf Abu El Wafa Marwan, known as Ashraf Marwan (Arabic: أشرف مروان 2 February 1944 – 27 June 2007), was an Egyptian official who was alleged to have spied for the Israeli Mossad, though former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak later denied the claim. Other accounts contend that he served as a double agent for Egypt, providing misleading information to Israel.
From 1969 on, Marwan worked at the Presidential Office, first under Gamal Abdel Nasser and then as a close aide to his successor, Anwar Sadat. In the lead-up to the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Marwan provided information to Israel.
In the 1980s, Marwan moved to London, where he became an arms dealer. He died under mysterious circumstances on June 27, 2007, after falling from the balcony of his house in London. His wife and relatives testified that before his death, he expressed concerns that he was being followed.