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Hisham Barakat

Hisham Barakat, Egyptian lawyer and judge (died 2015)

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Born
November 21, 1950
Died
June 29, 2015
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1950

About Hisham Barakat

Hisham Muhammad Zaki Barakat (Arabic: هشام محمد زكي بركات Hišām Muḥammad Zakī Barakāt; 21 November 1950 – 29 June 2015) was Attorney General of Egypt from 2013 to 2015. During his term as state prosecutor, he was responsible of thousands of controversial prosecutions, including several widely deemed politically motivated resulting in death sentences for hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Barakat graduated from Cairo University with a B.A. in Law in 1973. Barakat was appointed as Prosecutor-General by Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour after Abdel Meguid Mahmoud announced his resignation from the post in the aftermath of the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.

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Hisham Barakat timeline

  1. Barakat graduated from Cairo University with a B.A. in Law in 1973.
  2. Barakat was appointed as Prosecutor-General by Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour after Abdel Meguid Mahmoud announced his resignation from the post in the aftermath of the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.

The world when Hisham Barakat was born

Hisham Barakat was born in 1950. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1950

  • #1 song"Goodnight, Irene" – The Weavers
  • Top movieAll About Eve
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentUSA beats England 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup
  • Top headlineKorean War begins as North Korea invades the South
  • Technology milestoneFirst credit card introduced (Diners Club)
  • Defining fadPoodle skirts
  • Notable inventionCredit card (Diners Club)
  • World population2.56 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population151.3M

1950 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hisham Barakat's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19502026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,450$435,000
Average income$5,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population151.3M341 million

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