Tantawi (disambiguation)

Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi (1928–2010) was an Egyptian Islamic scholar who served as the 16th grand mufti of Egypt from 1986 to 1996 and the 43rd grand imam of al-Azhar from 1996 to 2010.

Tantawi is an Arabic surname denoting a person from Tanta and may also refer to:

  • Ahmed Tantawi (born 1979), Egyptian journalist who was a member of the 2015–2020 Egyptian House of Representatives and of the 25-30 Alliance
  • Hussein Tantawi (1935–2021), Egyptian field marshal and politician who served as the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and from 2011 to 2012
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