Mounir Sabet
Egyptian general and sports official (1936–2024)
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Mounir Sabet (more properly spelled Mounir Thabet) (Arabic: منير ثابت; 29 October 1936 – 3 March 2024) was an Egyptian general and sports official.
Mounir Sabet | |
|---|---|
منير ثابت | |
| President, Egyptian Olympic Committee | |
| In office 1990–1993 | |
| President, Egyptian Olympic Committee | |
| In office 1996–2009 | |
| President, African Shooting Confederation | |
| In office 1991–2013 | |
| IOC Member | |
| In office 1998–2016 | |
| IOC Honorary Member | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 29, 1936 Qena, Upper Egypt, Egypt |
| Died | March 3, 2024 (aged 87) |
| Parent(s) | Saleh Sabet (father), Lily May Palmer (mother) |
| Relatives | Suzanne Mubarak (sister) |
| Alma mater | Egyptian Air College |
| Occupation | Military general; sports administrator |
| Military service | |
| Rank | General (Air Force) |
Biography
Born on 29 October 1936 in the Upper Egyptian city of Qena,[1] Mounir Sabet was the son of Saleh Sabet, an Egyptian pediatrician, and his Welsh wife Lily May Palmer.[2] Mounir Sabet's sister Suzanne was the wife of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, thus the former First Lady of Egypt.[3]
Mounir Sabet was a member of the 1965 Egyptian national shooting team.[4] He served as president of the Egyptian Olympic Committee from 1990 to 1993, and again from 1996 to 2009.[5] He was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 1998 to 2016 and became an Honorary Member in 2017.[1]
Sabet died on 3 March 2024, at the age of 87.[6]
