Tantawi

Tantawi is an Arabic surname (literally: person from Tanta) and may refer to:

  • Ahmed Tantawi, a member of the 2015–2020 Egyptian House of Representatives and of the 25-30 Alliance
  • Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (1935), an Egyptian Field Marshal and politician. He was the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and from February 2011 to June 2012 the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, the de facto ruler of Egypt.
  • Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928–2010), Islamic scholar in Egypt. From 1986 to 1996, he was the grand Mufti of Egypt.
  • Shaykh Muhammad ‘Ayyad al-Tantawi (1810-1861)
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