Saeed Marie

For the Egyptian politician, see Sayed Marei.

Saeed Marie (30 August 1954 – 16 February 2022) was an Egyptian jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court from 2019 to 2022. His legal career started in the 1970s and he rose to be appointed as one of the ten vice president to the Supreme Constitutional Court in 2002. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi appointed him as chief justice and Marie served until retiring due to poor health in 2022.

Saeed Marie
سعيد مرعي
Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court
In office 14 July 2019 – 9 February 2022
Preceded by	Hanafy El Gebaly
Succeeded by	Boulos Fahmy
Personal details
Born	(1954-08-30)30 August 1954 Giza, Egypt
Died	16 February 2022(2022-02-16) (aged 67)
Alma mater	Cairo University (LLB)

Early life and education

Saeed Marie was born in Giza, Egypt, on 30 August 1954. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from Cairo University in 1976. He received a diploma in public law in 1978, and a diploma in administrative sciences in 1979.^[1][2] He was a Muslim.^[3]

Career

Marie was appointed to the State Council in 1977, and rose to become judge assistant in the council. In 1990, Marie became a judge in the Authority of Commissioners of the Supreme Constitutional Court in 1990, and appointed as one of the ten vice presidents of the Supreme Constitutional Court in 2002.^[1]

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi appointed Marie to replace Hanafy El Gebaly as Chief Justice of the Supreme Constitutional Court on 14 July 2019. Marie was the second oldest judge on the court at the time of his apointment.^[4] Sisi gave himself the right to appoint the head of Supreme Constitutional Court in 2017.^[1]

Death

Marie underwent kidney transplantation in 2019, and suffered from declining health until his death on 16 February 2022. Before his death Marie retired from the Supreme Constitutional Court due to his poor health and was replaced as chief justice by Boulos Fahmy on 9 February.^[2][3]