Mahmoud Mekki

Mahmoud Mekki
محمود مكي
Official portrait, 2012
9th Vice President of Egypt
In office
12 August 2012 – 22 December 2012
PresidentMohamed Morsi
Preceded byOmar Suleiman
Succeeded byMohamed ElBaradei (interim)
Personal details
Born1954 (age 71–72)
Alexandria, Egypt
PartyIndependent

Mahmoud Mekki (Arabic: محمود محمود أحمد مكي; born 1954) is an Egyptian politician who served as the 9th vice president of Egypt from August 2012 to December 2012. He was appointed by President Mohamed Morsi following the 2011 revolution and the 2012 presidential election on 12 August 2012. He was Egypt's first vice president from a civilian background rather than a military one. He resigned from his post on 22 December 2012.