Polygamy is legal in Egypt.[1]
In 2019, Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, caused controversy by ruling that polygamy is unlawful for Muslims, but he did not call for a legal prohibition of polygamy.[2][3]
As of 2020, less than 1% of Muslim men in Egypt live with more than one spouse.[4]
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