# Ashraf Marwan

_Egyptian businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Mohamed Ashraf Abu El Wafa Marwan, known as Ashraf Marwan (Arabic: أشرف مروان 2 February 1944 – 27 June 2007), was an Egyptian official who was alleged to have spied for the Mossad, though former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak later denied the claim. Other accounts contend that he served as a double agent for Egypt, providing misleading information to Israel.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 2 February 1944 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866586#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Cairo ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866586#P19))
- **Died:** 27 June 2007 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866586#P570))
- **Place of death:** London ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866586#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Egypt ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866586#P27))
- **Occupation:** businessperson; spy; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866586#P106))
- **Education:** Cairo University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866586#P69))
- **Spouse:** Mona Gamal Abdel Nasser ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866586#P26))

## About

From 1969 on, Marwan worked at the Presidential Office, first under Gamal Abdel Nasser and then as a close aide to his successor, Anwar Sadat. In the lead-up to the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Marwan provided information to Israel.

In the 1980s, Marwan moved to London, where he became an arms dealer. He died under mysterious circumstances on June 27, 2007, after 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.

## Questions

**When was Ashraf Marwan born?**  
Ashraf Marwan was born on 2 February 1944 in Cairo.

**Where did Ashraf Marwan study?**  
Ashraf Marwan was educated at Cairo University.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Ashraf Marwan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashraf_Marwan) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2866586](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2866586) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ashraf Marwan.jpg by Raafat (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ashraf_Marwan.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Ashraf Marwan, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ashraf Marwan.jpg — Raafat, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Ashraf Marwan". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ashraf-marwan. Retrieved 7 November 2026.