April 5, 1917; Daqahliyah; Egypt

Mini-biography

Memorized the Holy Quran as well as numerous poems as a youngster
1937: Joined Faculty of Arabic, Azhar University and shown interest in fighting British occupation, which put him jail more than once

1940: Graduated from the Faculty of Arabic Language, Azhar University

1943: Obtained his teaching license

History of employment

Worked at Azhar institutes in Tanta (Gharbiyah), Zagazig (Sharqiyah) and Alexandria

1950: Moved to Saudi Arabia to work as professor of Sharia in Umm al-Qura University

1976: Appointed Minister of Awqaf (Islamic Endowments) and Azhar Affairs (until 1978)

Was the one who issued the ministerial decree establishing the first Islamic bank in Egypt

1987: Became Member of the Arabic Language Academy

Awards

Order of Merit – First Class to mark his retirement (1976)

Order of the Republic (1983)

State Merit Award (1988)

Honorary doctorate in Arts from the universities of Mansoura and Minufiyah

Issued numerous books on the Quran, the foundations of Islam, Women in Islam, Islam and modern thinking, etc…

Died June 16, 1998