Sisi leads military funeral of Egyptian scientist Zewail

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday led the military funeral of Egyptian Nobel laureate Ahmed Zewail at Field Marshal Tantawi mosque in Tagammu el Khames.

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Grand Imam of Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb, Minister of Defense and Minilitary Production Sedqi Sobhi, former President Adli Mansour, member of the Muslim Council of Elders and former Egyptian Mufti Ali Gomaa as well as a number of state officials and members of Zewail family were present.

Zewail's coffin was wrapped in Egypt's flag and put on a horse-driven wagon and martial music was played during the funeral procession.

Zewail breathed his last on Tuesday in the US at the age of 70 after a long battle with cancer. His body arrived here yesterday.

Source : MENA