Abd El-Razzak El-Sanhuri
Egyptian jurist (1895-1971) · Egypt · On the map · Academics · Died at 75
Abd el-Razzak el-Sanhuri or ‘Abd al-Razzāq el-Sanhūrī was an Egyptian jurist, law professor, judge and politician. He is best remembered as the primary author of the revised Egyptian Civil Code of 1948.
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El-Sanhuri's multi-volume masterwork, Al-Wasit fi sharh al-qanun al-madani al-jadid, a comprehensive commentary on the Egyptian Civil Code of 1948 and on civil law more generally, published during 1952-1970, remains in print and is highly regarded in legal and juristic professions throughout the Arab world. El-Sanhuri was Minister of Education in the Cabinet of Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha from 1945-1946 and again from late 1946 to 1948.
