Safwat El-Sherif

Mohamed Safwat El-Sherif
Speaker of the Shura Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Personal details
Born	December 13, 1933 (1933-12-13) (age 78) Cairo, Egypt
Political party	National Democratic Party
Religion	Muslim

Mohamed Safwat El Sherif (Arabic: محمد صفوت الشريف‎) is a former Egyptian politician and the former speaker of the Egyptian Shura Council. He was one of the founder members of the National Democratic Party (NDP) in 1978 and served for a time as the Secretary-General of the NDP. He remained Secretary-General until 5 February 2011, when he resigned along with other senior party members as a reaction to the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. He was replaced by Hossam Badrawi in an apparent effort to recast the party in a reformist light.

Sharif holds a B.A. degree in Military Science as well as other degrees and studies. He served in the government as Minister of Information for a time.

References

El Sherif, Safwat. "Egyptian Shoura Assembly: Speaker of the Shoura Council". http://www.shoura.gov.eg/shoura_en/speaker_en.asp?menu=5. Retrieved 2007-07-03.

External links

2011 Egyptian revolution and post-Mubarak transition

Part of the Arab Spring

Timeline

Anti-Mubarak protests	Death Toll • Resignation of Hosni Mubarak

SCAF government	Trials and judicial hearings • Human rights in Egypt under the SCAF • Reform process (Constitutional review committee • Constitutional referendum) • Maspero demonstrations • November 2011 Tahrir clashes

Reactions

Domestic • International

Places

Alexandria	Tahrir Square • Sidi Bishr

Cairo	Tahrir Square • Qasr al-Nil Bridge • 6th October Bridge

Mubarak
government

Presidency	Hosni Mubarak (President) • Omar Suleiman (Vice President)

Cabinet	Ahmed Nazif (Prime Minister) • Ahmed Shafik (Prime Minister) • Ahmed Aboul Gheit (Foreign Minister) • Habib el-Adly (Interior Minister)

NDP figures	Gamal Mubarak • Ahmed Ezz • Zakaria Azmi • Ahmad Fathi Sorour • Safwat El-Sherif • Hussein Salem

SCAF
government

Armed Forces	Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (Chairman) • Sami Hafez Anan • Mohab Mamish • Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed • Abd El Aziz Seif-Eldeen

Cabinet	Kamal Ganzouri (Prime Minister) • Mohamed Kamel Amr (Foreign Minister)

Opposition groups

Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution • We are all Khaled Said • April 6 Youth Movement • Kefaya • Revolutionary Socialists • Al-Ahly Ultras • Zamalek’s Ultras White Knights • National Association for Change • Muslim Brotherhood Youth

Opposition figures

Mohamed ElBaradei • Amr Moussa • Ayman Nour • • Hamdeen Sabahi • Hisham Bastawisy El-Sayyid el-Badawi • Kamal Khalil • Kamal el-Fayoumi • Sameh Naguib • Kamal Abbas

Activists

Operation Egypt • Egyptian Tank Man • Wael Ghonim • Ahmed Maher • Alaa Abd El-Fatah • Wael Abbas • Hossam el-Hamalawy • Gigi Ibrahim • Mona Seif • Israa Abdel Fattah • Asmaa Mahfouz • Nawara Negm

Reform process

Constitutional Review Committee (Chairman: Tarek El-Bishry) • Constitutional referendum • Provisional Constitution • parliamentary election • Shura Council election • presidential election

Persondata
Name	Sherif, Safwat El
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Date of birth	1933-12-13
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Date of death
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