Egypt's Endowments Ministry Marks Birthday of Former Al-Azhar Grand Imam Bisar

Egypt's Ministry of Endowments has commemorated the birth anniversary of Dr. Muhammad Abd al-Rahman Bisar, former Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and minister of endowments.

• Bisar was born on October 20, 1910, in Salmiya village, Kafr El-Sheikh governorate.
• He earned Al-Azhar's world certificate in 1939 and later a doctorate at Cambridge and Edinburgh universities.
• He was appointed minister of endowments in October 1978 and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar on January 29, 1979.
• The ministry said the commemoration honors the contributions of Al-Azhar scholars and preserves their intellectual heritage.