Ahmed Mekki | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 2 August 2012 –20 April 2013 | |
| President | Mohamad Morsi |
| Prime Minister | Hesham Qandil |
| Preceded by | Adel Abdel Hamid |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Sulaiman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941 (age 83–84) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Alexandria University |
Ahmed Mekki (born 1941) was the Minister of Justice of Egypt from 2 August 2012 until he submitted his resignation to President Morsi on 20 April 2013. [1] He was a member of the Qandil Cabinet. [2] Mekki was one of the independent ministers in the cabinet. [3] He is the brother of the former vice president Mahmoud Mekki,who resigned from office on 22 December 2012. [4] [5]
Mekki was born in 1941. [6] He studied law at Alexandria University and graduated in 1961. [6]
Mekki is the former deputy head of the Court of Cassation,Egypt’s highest appeals court. [7] [8] He was also the chairman of the fact-finding Committee in the Egyptian Judges Club. [3]
On 2 August 2012,he began to serve as minister of justice in the cabinet led by prime minister Hesham Qandil,replacing Adel Abdel Hamid. [9] Although Mekki was an independent member of the cabinet,he is close to the Muslim Brotherhood. [10] Mekki resigned from office on 20 April 2013. [11] His resignation was due to pressure from both the opposition and Brotherhood supporters. [12] In a reshuffle of May 2013,Ahmed Sulaiman was appointed minister of justice,succeeding Mekki in the post. [13] [14]
Mekki is a strong supporter of judicial independence. [8] He was known as "a reformist judge",and "the revolution’s representative" in Qandil’s government. [8] [15] After his appointment,Mekki argued that Egypt is an Islamic state governed by Islamic traditions. [16]