Former Egyptian premier Sedki dies

Former Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Sedki, who survived an assassination attempt by militant Islamists in 1993, died in hospital after a period of ill health yesterday at the age of 74, family sources said. Mr Sedki, a lawyer and economist by training,...

Former Egyptian Prime Minister Atef Sedki, who survived an assassination attempt by militant Islamists in 1993, died in hospital after a period of ill health yesterday at the age of 74, family sources said.

Mr Sedki, a lawyer and economist by training, headed three cabinets between November 1986 and January 1996, making him one of the longest-serving prime ministers in modern Egypt.

As prime minister, a post which in Egypt is greatly overshadowed by the powerful presidency, he supervised, and at times resisted, implementation of economic reforms approved by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.

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