President Abdel Fattah El Sisi honored on Sunday a number of distinguished Muslim scholars during the Awqaf Ministry’s celebration of Al Mouled Al Nabawy.
The President conferred the Order of Sciences and Arts of First Class on Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hefnawi, full-time jurisprudence professor at the Faculty of Sharia and Law in Tanta, Sheikh Jaber Tayaa Youssef Sultan, former head of the religious sector, Sheikh Khaled Abdel Mohsen Hussein El Gendi, imam, preacher and teacher at Awqaf Ministry and Sheikh Ismail El Rawi Mohamed El-Sayed Magdy, Director of South Sinai Awqaf Directorate.
Also among those honored were Nihad Mohamed Sami Redwan Hatata, former head of the Central Administration of Awqaf Minister’s Office Affairs, and Sheikh Ahmed Essam El-Din Farhat El-Moji, imam, preacher and teacher at the Awqa Ministry.
The President also honored a number of non-Egyptian Muslim preachers, including Sudanese Awqaf Minister Sheikh Nasr el Din Mufreh and head of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Sudan Sheikh Abdullah Berjowal.
Source: State Information Service Egypt