Atef Sedki
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Atef Sedki
عاطف محمد نجيب صدقي |
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| In office 10 November 1986 – 2 January 1996 |
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| President | Hosni Mubarak |
| Preceded by | Ali Mahmoud Lutfi |
| Succeeded by | Kamal Ganzouri |
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| Born | 29 August 1930 Tanta, Egypt |
| Died | February 25, 2005 (aged 74) |
| Political party | National Democratic Party (Egypt) |
| Religion | Islam (Sunni) |
Dr. Atef Muhammad Sedki (29 August 1930 – 25 February 2005) (Arabic: عاطف محمد نجيب صدقي) was the Prime Minister of Egypt from 1986 until 1996. He replaced Ali Mahmoud Lutfi on November 10, 1986.
In November 1993, he survived an assassination attempt in Cairo by the militant Islamic group Vangards of Conquest, which resulted in the death of a schoolgirl. On 2 January 1996, he along with his cabinet resigned; his post was filled two days later by Kamal Ganzouri. Sedki is considered the longest serving prime minister in the Egyptian Republic Era.
Sedki was born in the Nile Delta city of Tanta. He was a lawyer and economist by training, receiving a doctorate in economics from the University of Paris in France. Before becoming prime minister, he was the director of the Egyptian Central Auditing Agency. As prime minister, he supervised and sometimes criticized reforms suggested by the International Monetary Fund.
In 2004, Sedki became ill after fracturing his thigh. He died on 25 February 2005 only a few hours after having been rushed to a Cairo hospital. Sedki was survived by his German-born wife, Ursula, and their two children.
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