Hossam El-Gheriany

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Chancellor Mohamed Hossam El Din El Gharyani

Hossam El-Gheriany (born 1941) is an Egyptian judge. Winning recognition as a champion of

Constituent Assembly of Egypt and is president of the National Council for Human Rights
.

Life

Born in

Nasser's 1969 attack on the judiciary. He became a judge in 1974. Gaining varied experience as a judge - including two years in Libya and sometime in the United Arab Emirates - he became a chancellor in Egypt's Court of Cassation in 1986.[1]

In 1986 Hossam El-Gheriany,

the subsequent parliamentary election. After Mubarak's regime referred two judges to a disciplinary board for their "outspoken criticism", Gheriani mobilized judges in their support.[1]

Elected to the

Shura Council appointed Gheriany President of the National Council for Human Rights.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Ahmed Zaki Osman, In Egypt’s troubled judiciary, Gheriany stands as a savior, Egypt Independent, 24 March 2012.
  2. ^ Al-Masry Al-Youm, Gheriany heads Constituent Assembly, 18 June 2012.
  3. ^ Al-Masry Al-Youm, Constituent Assembly head threatens resignation, Egypt Independent, 26 June 2012.
  4. Ahram Online
    , 4 September 2012.