Kamal Ganzouri

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Kamal Ganzouri
كمال الجنزورى
Ganzouri in 1976
46th Prime Minister of Egypt
In office 7 December 2011 – 30 June 2012
President	Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (Acting)
Preceded by	Essam Sharaf
Succeeded by	Hesham Qandil
In office 2 January 1996 – 5 October 1999
President	Hosni Mubarak
Preceded by	Atef Sedki
Succeeded by	Atef Ebeid
Personal details
Born	(1933-01-12)12 January 1933 Monufia, Egypt
Died	31 March 2021(2021-03-31) (aged 88) New Cairo, Egypt
Political party	National Democratic Party (Before 1999) Independent (1999–2021)
Alma mater	Michigan State University

Kamal Ganzouri (Egyptian Arabic: كمال الجنزورى, IPA: [kæˈmæːl elɡænˈzuːɾi]‎; 12 January 1933 – 31 March 2021) was an Egyptian economist who served as the Prime Minister of Egypt from 7 December 2011 to 24 July 2012. He previously served as prime minister from 1996 to 1999.^[1] He came to power in 1996 succeeding Atef Sedki, and was in turn succeeded by Atef Ebeid in 1999. He was branded Minister of the Poor and the Opposition Minister because of his way of dealing with limited income people and the opposition. Before becoming prime minister, Ganzouri served as Minister of Planning and International Cooperation.^[2] On 24 November 2011, Egypt's military rulers appointed him prime minister.^[3] He was sworn in and took office on 7 December 2011.^[4]