Mohamed Mahsoub
Mohamed Mahsoub | |
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Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
In office 2 August 2012 – 26 December 2012 | |
President | Mohamed Morsi |
Prime Minister | Hesham Qandil |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Omar Salem |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Political party | Wasat Party |
Residence | Cairo |
Mohamed Mahsoub Abdel Meguid is an Egyptian politician and former minister of state for parliamentary affairs, who served in the Qandil cabinet for a short time in 2012.
Career and activities
Mahsoub is one of the vice-presidents of the Al Wasat Party, a moderate Islamist party.[1] The party consists mainly of former members of the Muslim Brotherhood.[2][3] In 2000, Mahsoub was a candidate in the parliamentary elections as independent candidate; however, he was not elected.[4]
He was appointed minister of state for parliamentary affairs, being the only member of the party serving in the cabinet, on 2 August 2012.
Mahsoub resigned from his post on 27 December 2012 in protest against the decision by President Mohamed Morsi to reshuffle the cabinet but keep prime minister Hesham Qandil.[7][8][9] Omar Salem succeeded him as state minister for parliamentary affairs in a cabinet reshuffle on 5 January 2013.[10]
On 29 July 2013, Mahsoub was part of a delegation of the
Controversy
In July 2013, following the
References
- ^ a b Enein, Ahmed Aboul (1 August 2012). "A closer look at Qandil's cabinet". Daily News. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Egypt's new cabinet: Bureaucrats, technocrats and Islamocrats". Ahram Online. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ Salah, Fady (4 December 2012). "The 85 people deciding the fate of Egypt". Daily News. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Political parties say registration process 'difficult,' individuals not complaining". CFD. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Qandil Cabinet sworn in". The Egypt Monocle. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ Mustafa, Ahmad (September 2012). "Egyptian Liberals Unite to Test Muslim Brotherhood at Polls". Al Hayat. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Minister Mahsoub resigns in protest against Morsi". ANSAmed. Cairo. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "My resignation is not 'personal' against PM Qandil: former minister Mahsoub". Ahram Online. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "Egypt cabinet reshuffle seeks to allay fears of economic collapse". Middle East Online. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Update: Details emerge on new ministers in Cabinet reshuffle". Almasry Alyoum. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "National Alliance to Support Legitimacy upholds constitution in Ashton meeting". Ahram Online. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "محسوب: أدعم الشرعية وثابت على مواقفي.. ولازال حسابي على تويتر مسروقا". Wasat Party Official Website. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "محسوب : استرداد حسابي المسروق مرهون باستردادنا للشرعية". Akhbar Elyom. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "الاخوان يمارسون حرق مصر الان و النية مبيتة لصنع بحور من الدماء لتوريط الجيش". Twitter. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
External links
- Media related to Mohamed Mahsoub at Wikimedia Commons