Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi
Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi | |
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Al-Sha'rawi in 1987 | |
| Minister of Awqaf | |
| Egyptian Muslim Scholar | |
| In office 9 November 1976 – 5 October 1978 | |
| President | Anwar Sadat |
| Prime Minister | Mamdouh Salem |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Hussein al-Dhahabi |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Abdel Rahman Bisar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1911 |
| Died | June 17, 1998 (aged 87) |
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Muhammad Metwalli al-Sha'rawi (Arabic: محمد متولي الشعراوي) (April 15, 1911 – June 17, 1998) was an Islamic scholar, former Egyptian minister of Endowments. He has been called one of Egypt's most popular and successful Islamic preachers, and "one of the most prominent symbols of popular Egyptian culture" in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.