Mostafa Mussad

Mussad graduated from Cairo University in 1973.^[3]

Mussad is an engineering professor.^[4] He worked at Cairo University's faculty of engineering and was the head of the education committee for the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party.^[5] He was a member of the team in charge of Morsi's presidential campaign.^[6] And he developed the educational policy for his campaign.^[5][7][8]

He was appointed minister of higher education as part of the Qandil cabinet on 2 August 2013, and was one of the Freedom and Justice Party members serving in the cabinet.^[8][9] It was his first cabinet post.^[3] Mussad's term ended on 16 July 2013.^[10] Hossam Eisa replaced him in the post.^[11]