Mohamed Refaat El-Saeed
Mohammed Refaat El-Saeed (
Career
During the 1940s and 1950s, El-Saeed was active in the Democratic Movement for National Liberation (Haditu) and was seen as close to the leader of the movement, Henri Curiel.[1] He was arrested in the 1958 crackdown on communist activities, and would spend four years in jail.[2]
When the Tagammu party was founded, El-Saeed served as its organizational secretary.
For El-Saeed, the tactical alliance with Mubarak stemmed from a desire to block the Muslim Brotherhood to advance its influence in Egyptian politics.[5] El-Saeed's consistent fierce opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood constitutes a key component of his political discourse and authorship.[4] He dedicated many of his written works to this subject (such as Contre L'Integrisme Islamiste in French).[1][4] In response to his line on political Islam, he was placed in prominent positions on the death lists of militant groups.[1]
Within Tagammu, El-Saeed remained a controversial figure due to his links to Mubarak.
Death
El-Saeed died on 17 August 2017 at the age of 84.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Al-Ahram. The organiser Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Jadaliyya. National Progressive Unionist (Tagammu) Party
- ^ Africa research bulletin: Political, social, and cultural series, Vol. 32. Blackwell, 1995. p. 1879
- ^ a b c d Zahid, Mohammed. The Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's Succession Crisis: The Politics of Liberalisation and Reform in the Middle East. London: I.B. Tauris, 2012. p. 172
- ^ a b Bernard-Maugiron, Nathalie, and Nicholas S. Hopkins. Political and social protest in Egypt. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2009. p. 170
- ^ Kassem, May. In the Guise of Democracy: Governance in Contemporary Egypt. Reading: Ithaca Press, 1999. p. 107
- ^ a b Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung. The Left in post-Jan 25-Egypt
- ^ اليوم السابع. وفاة الدكتور رفعت السعيد الرئيس السابق لحزب التجمع (in Arabic)