Ashraf Marwan
Egyptian businessman and spy (1944–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ashraf Marwan (Arabic: أشرف مروان, 2 February 1944 – 27 June 2007) was an Egyptian billionaire who worked as a spy for both the General Intelligence Directorate (Egypt) and the Israeli Mossad.
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Ashraf Marwan | |
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أشرف مروان | |
Born | Mohamed Ashraf Abu El Wafa Marwan (1944-02-02)2 February 1944 Cairo, Egypt |
Died | 27 June 2007(2007-06-27) (aged 63) London, England |
Occupation(s) | Diplomat and Businessman |
Known for | Alerting Israel in 1973 war.[1] |
Spouse | Mona Gamal Abdel Nasser |
Children | 2 |
Egyptian officials claim he was a double agent who also worked for them.[2]
From 1969, Marwan worked at the Presidential Office, first under Gamal Abdel Nasser and then as a close aide to his successor, Anwar Sadat. In 2002, it became known that Marwan had been recruited by Egyptian Intelligence and may have provided misleading information to the Israeli Mossad during the period leading up to the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.[1] Marwan's name surfaced in the Suisse secrets revelations, as he had been able to open a Credit Suisse bank account in 2000, even though he was a politically exposed person. He died under mysterious circumstances on 27 June 2007, falling from the balcony of his house in London. His wife and relatives testified that before his death, he expressed concerns that he was being followed. His wife accused the Mossad of the assassination.[1][3]