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Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed el-Tayeb ( ) is the current Grand Imam of al-Azhar and former president of al-Azhar University . He was appointed by the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak , following the death of Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy in 2010.1He is considered to be one of the most moderate Sunni clerics in Egypt. El-Tayeb holds a Ph. D in Islamic philosophy from the Paris-Sorbonne University , and has been president of Al-Azhar University since 2003. Between 2002 and 2003, el-Tayeb served as Grand Mufti of Egypt. El-Tayeb is a hereditary Sufi shaykh from Upper Egypt and has expressed support for a global Sufi league. " 'A good choice after all'; Will the appointment of a new grand sheikh restore Al-Azhar's credibility?" . Carnegie Endowment: "Salafis and Sufis in Egypt" by Jonathan Brown December 2011 | p 12 | "Ahmad al-Tayyeb, is a hereditary Sufi shaykh from Upper Egypt who has recently expressed his support for the formation of a world Sufi league."2
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Mohamed Ahmed el-Tayeb ( ; Sheikh Mohamed Ahmed el-Tayeb ) is the current Imam of al-Azhar Mosque . He was appointed by the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak , following the death Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy .
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Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed al-Tayeb ( ) (born 6 January 1946) is the current Grand Imam of al-Azhar and former president of al-Azhar University .He was appointed by the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak , following the death of Mohamed Sayed Tantawy in 2010.He is from Kurna , Luxor Governorate in Upper Egypt , and he belongs to a Sufi family.
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Egyptian Islamic scholar (born 1946) Not to be confused with Ahmad al-Tayyeb Aldj .Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb ( ; born 6 January 1946) is an Egyptian Islamic scholar and the current Grand Imam of al-Azhar , Al-Azhar Al Sharif and former president of al-Azhar University . He was appointed by the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak , following the death of Mohamed Sayed Tantawy in 2010. He is from Kurna , Luxor Governorate in Upper Egypt , and he belongs to a Sunni Muslim family.
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Egyptian Islamic scholar (born 1946) Not to be confused with Ahmad al-Tayyeb Aldj . Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed El-Tayeb ( Arabic : أحمد محمد أحمد الطيب ; born 6 January 1946) is an Egyptian Islamic scholar and the current Grand Imam of al-Azhar , al-Azhar al-Sharif and former president of al-Azhar University . He was appointed by the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak , following the death of Mohamed Sayed Tantawy in 2010. He is from Kurna , Luxor Governorate in Upper Egypt , and he belongs to a Sunni Muslim family.
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current imam of al-azhar mosque
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egyptian islamic scholar and the current grand imam of al-azhar
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