Tarek al-Zumar is an Egyptian Islamist politician and the secretary-general of the Building and Development Party.[1] The party has a non-political wing named al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya.[1] Al-Zumar was a member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad.[2] His cousin is Aboud El Zomor, who was imprisoned along with him.[3]
Al-Zumar was imprisoned in 1984 on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of Anwar Sadat[2] and was released during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.[3] Al-Zumar and his cousin received a hero's welcome from the Muslim Brotherhood when they were released from prison.[4]
On October 6, 2012, al-Zumar was invited to attend a speech by Mohamed Morsi on the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, seen as one of Sadat's great accomplishments. His attendance overshadowed the content of Morsi's speech and offended many non-Brotherhood Egyptians.[5]
On 14 July 2013 Egypt's prosecutor general Hisham Barakat ordered his assets to be frozen.[6] Afterwards, al-Zumar fled to Qatar.[2]
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- ^ a b c "El-Zomor condemns abduction of Nigerian schoolgirls". Ahram Online. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ a b Perry, Tom (March 18, 2011). "In free Egypt, Jihad leader says time for gun is over". Reuters.
- ^ Watson, Ian; Fahmy, Mohamed Fadel (April 14, 2011). "Sadat's unrepentant killer aims for political future". CNN.
- ^ Trager, Eric (2016). Arab Fall: How the Muslim Brotherhood Won and Lost Egypt in 891 Days. Georgetown University Press. p. 167.
- ^ "Asset freeze for Islamist leaders goes into action". Egypt Independent. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2014.