He was born on 3 May 1946 in northern Sudan, of Nubian descent, the second of five children, four of whom were boys. His family moved to Alexandria, Egypt when he was young, and Father Fathi was employed there by a cotton company, and his mother Aida was very keen that they all get a good education.

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