Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar and Egypt's senior cleric, has died at age 81 in Riyadh airport of a heart attack. He has headed Al-Azhar since 1996.UPDATE: The Arabist offers his assessment of the man.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The Sheikh al-Azhar Dies
Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar and Egypt's senior cleric, has died at age 81 in Riyadh airport of a heart attack. He has headed Al-Azhar since 1996.UPDATE: The Arabist offers his assessment of the man.
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