Mohamed El-Sawy

Mohamed El-Sawy is an Egyptian engineer, cultural entrepreneur and politician. He is the founder of the cultural centre El Sawy Culturewheel and the Civilization Party.[1]

Life

Mohamed El-Sawy is the son of Abdel Moneim El-Sawy, a novelist and former Minister of Culture as part of the Shafik Cabinet [2] He founded the El Sawy Culturewheel as a cultural centre in 2003, naming it after his father.

In February 2011, shortly after disavowing interest in the position,[3] Mohamed El-Sawy was appointed minister of culture.[4]

Later in 2011 he founded the Civilization Party (El-Hadara).[1] He was returned to the People's Assembly of Egypt as a MP for Giza in the 2011-12 elections.[5] In March 2012 he became one of the 50 parliamentarians elected to the Constituent Assembly of Egypt,[6] and kept his place in the Constituent Assembly when it was revamped in June 2012.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Al-Hadara (Egyptian Civilization Party), Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 25 November 2012, retrieved 13 December 2013
  2. ↑ Egypt swears in new ministers, Reuters, 22 February 2011, retrieved 13 December 2013
  3. ↑ Post-Revolution El Sawy Culturewheel stronger than ever, Ahram Online, 17 February 2011, retrieved 13 December 2013
  4. ↑ Mohamed El Sawy appointed minister of culture, Reuters, 21 February 2011, retrieved 13 December 2013
  5. ↑ Results of Egypt’s People’s Assembly Election, Carnegie Endowment, 25 January 2012, retrieved 13 December 2013
  6. ↑ Who's who in the Egyptian Constituent Assembly, Ahram Online, 26 March 2012, retrieved 13 December 2013
  7. ↑ Official: The 100 members of Egypt's revamped Constituent Assembly, Ahram Online, 12 June 2012, retrieved 13 December 2013