Ahmed Fathi Surour, the veteran Egyptian lawyer, passed away on the night of Friday to Saturday at the age of 91. His son reported the news on social media and through government media outlets. Tariq Surour wrote on his Facebook account, "Today, on the night of the twenty-seventh of Ramadan, God has taken back His trust." He continued, "A symbol of law has departed, with a remarkable judicial, legal, diplomatic, executive, parliamentary, and professional history both locally and internationally (...) Farewell, my dear father, a loving guardian, teacher, and good role model."
The state-run newspapers "Al-Ahram" and "Akhbar Al-Youm" reported Surour's death, noting that he served as the Speaker of the People's Assembly from 1991 and held the position for 21 years. He also served as the Minister of Education from 1986 to 1993 in the government of Atef Sedki. Surour graduated from the Faculty of Law and began his career as a public prosecutor before becoming the Dean of the Faculty of Law at Cairo University from 1983 to 1985. He authored several legal publications.
Surour was a prominent figure in the regime of the late Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted during the January 2011 revolution, as he held the position of a member of the Politburo of the ruling National Party at that time.
