Sally Mursi (ar: سالي مرسي, born March 30, 1968) is an Egyptian entertainer and transgender woman.
Mursi was further referred to plastic surgeon Ezzat Ashamallah, who affirmed the diagnosis of "psychological hermaphroditism" and prescribed hormone replacement therapy for one year prior performing surgery on January 29, 1988.
[2] Mursi studied medicine at Al-Azhar University when she was suspended, pre-transition, for wearing women's clothing.
[3] The Syndicate requested a fatwa on the case from Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy, who designated the issue as a medical condition and subject to physician's discretion.
Al-Azhar brought the case against Ashamallah to court, in which process Sally was subjected to a full body examination.