Adel Younis (died 25 April 1976) was an Egyptian jurist. He headed the parquet in Alexandria[1] and served as the deputy head justice of the Court of Cessation in Cairo.[2] Then he was named as the head of the Supreme Court of Appeal in Cairo.[1] In 1969 Younis was removed from the office by President Gamal Abdel Nasser together with other 200 judges due to their alleged apposition to the regime.[3]
Adel Younis | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 16 April 1975 – 25 April 1976 | |
| President | Anwar Sadat |
| Prime Minister | Mamdouh Salem |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Talat |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 25 April 1976 |
| Occupation | Jurist |
Younis was named as the minister of justice on 16 April 1975 to cabinet led by Prime Minister Mamdouh Salem.[4] Younis died on 25 April 1976 while serving in the post.[5] Ahmed Talat succeeded him as minister of justice on 2 May.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Mark S. W. Hoyle (September 1983). The mixed courts of Egypt 1875-1949: a study of their development and operation, and their influence on post-war Egyptian law (PhD thesis). SOAS, University of London. p. 336.
- ^ Hearings. Vol. 7. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1966. p. 540.
- ^ Mona El Nahhas (5 April 2016). "Judges await their fate". Masress. Al Ahram Weekly. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Chronology February 16, 1975-May 15, 1975". The Middle East Journal. 29 (3): 334. 1975. JSTOR 4325381.
- ^ a b "Chronology April 16, 1976-August 15, 1976". The Middle East Journal. 30 (4): 525. Autumn 1976. JSTOR 4325541.
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