Tantawi is an Arabic surname (literally: ''person from
Tanta
Tanta ( ar, طنطا ' , ) is a city in Egypt with the country's fifth largest populated area and 658,798 inhabitants as of 2018. Tanta is located between Cairo and Alexandria: north of Cairo and southeast of Alexandria. The capital of Gharbia ...
'') and may refer to:
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Ahmed Tantawi
Ahmed Tantawi or Ahmed Mohamed Ramadan Tantawi ( ar, أحمد محمد رمضان الطنطاوي; also: ''Tantawy'') is an Egyptian journalist and politician. , he is a member of the 25-30 Alliance and a member of the Egyptian House of Repr ...
, a member of the 2015–2020 Egyptian House of Representatives and of the 25-30 Alliance
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Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Soliman ( ar, محمد حسين طنطاوي سليمان, ; 31 October 1935 – 21 September 2021) was an Egyptian field marshal and politician. He was the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and, as chairman ...
(1935–2021), an Egyptian Field Marshal and politician. He was the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and from February 2011 to June 2012 the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, the
de facto
''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...
ruler of Egypt.
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Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy ( ar, محمد سيد طنطاوي; 28 October 1928 – 10 March 2010), also referred to as ''Tantawi'', was an influential Islamic scholar in Egypt. From 1986 to 1996, he was the Grand Mufti of Egypt. In 1996, preside ...
(1928–2010), Islamic scholar in Egypt. From 1986 to 1996, he was the grand Mufti of Egypt.
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Arabic-language surnames