Salah Abdel Maqsoud
Egyptian journalist and politician
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Salah Abdel Maqsoud (Arabic: صلاح عبد المقصود) was the minister of information of Egypt as part of the Qandil Cabinet.[1]
Salah Abdel Maqsoud | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Information | |
| In office 2 August 2012 – 4 June 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Hisham Qandil |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Anis |
| Succeeded by | Durriyah Sharaf Al Din |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1958 Sharqia Governorate, Egypt |
| Party | Freedom and Justice Party |
| Education | Cairo University |
Early life and education
Maqsoud was born on 13 June 1958 in Sharqia Governorate.[2][3] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Cairo University in 1980.[3]
Career
Maqsoud is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.[4][5] He is a journalist,[6] and was one of the leading figures in the Journalists' Syndicate.[7] He began his journalist career in 1979[4] and mostly worked for Dar El Tahrir publication house.[5] He wrote for various Islamist magazines such as Dawa al Bashir (1985), the Banner of Islam (1987 and 1994) and Harvest of Thought (1992).[4] He also served as the head of the Arab Media Center, which is the media training center of the Muslim Brotherhood.[8]
Maqsoud became a member of the Freedom and Justice Party and worked as a spokesman during the election campaign of Mohamed Morsi.[7] He also writes articles for the website of the party.[9] He was appointed minister of information to the cabinet headed by Hisham Qandil on 2 August 2012, replacing Ahmed Anis.[5][9] He and other FJP members in the cabinet resigned from office on 4 July 2013 following the 2013 coup in Egypt.[10] His term officially ended on 16 July 2013 when the interim cabinet led by prime minister Hazem Al Beblawi was formed.[11]