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Wake for former Justice Minister Ahmed El-Zend draws crowds in Egyptian hometown
September 27, 2026 at 06:55 PM · Updated 19d ago
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MAMasrawy
نذر حياته لإرساء دعائم الحق.. مجلس القضاء الأعلى ينعى المستشار أحمد ال | مصراوي
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MAMasrawy
بالصور- حضور كثيف في عزاء المستشار أحمد الزند بمسقط رأسه بالغربية | مصراوي
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عزاء المستشار أحمد الزند غدًا بمسجد المشير طنطاوي - اليوم السابع
(opens the publisher’s site)Condolence reception for former Egyptian Justice Minister Ahmed El-Zend has begun in his Gharbia hometown, with another wake planned Monday in Cairo.
- The reception in Damteno village, in Gharbia governorate's Mahalla al-Kubra district, drew judges, parliamentarians, and security and executive officials.
- Villagers hung a banner bearing El-Zend's photo and the title "Lion of Judges" at the village entrance.
- His son, Counselor Sherif El-Zend, announced a wake will be held Monday at Marshal Tantawi Mosque's Peace Hall after Maghrib prayer.
- Egypt's Supreme Judicial Council issued a statement mourning El-Zend and praising him as a symbol of the judiciary and defender of its independence.