Egypt's Transition

A Guide by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
 

Personalities

Dr. Mostafa El Sayed Mosaad

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A profile of Dr. Mostafa El Sayed Mosaad, the minister of higher education who was responsbile for the education platform of President Morsi.

Ibrahim Ghoneim

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A profile of Dr. Ibrahim Ghoneim, Egypt’s current minster of education.

Dr. Talaat Mohamed Afify Salem

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A profile of Dr. Talaat Mohamed Afify Salem, Egypt’s minister of religious endowments.

Salah Abd El-Maqsood

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A profile of the newly appointed minister of media, Salah Abd El-Maqsood, a prominent member of the Muslim Brotherhood

Mohamed Kamel Ali Amr

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A profile Mohamed Kamel Ali Amr, Egypt’s current minister of foreign affairs who also served as foreign minister in both the Sharaf and the Ganzouri cabinets.

General Ahmed Gamal El Din

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A profile of General Ahmed Gamal El Din, Egypt’s minister of interior.

Momtaz El-Saeed

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A profile of Finance Minister Momtaz El-Saeed who was first appointed to the post in December 2011 by former prime minister Kamal al-Ganzouri and was kept in his position by Prime Minister Qandil.

Ahmed Mekky

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A profile of Ahmed Mekky, the minister of justice and one of Egypt’s most senior judges.

General Abdel Fatah Said El Sissy

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A profile of General Abdel Fatah Said El Sissy, appointed by President Mohamed Morsi to the post of minister of defense and military production.

Hesham Qandil

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A profile of Hesham Qandil, President Mohamed Morsi’s first prime minister.

Morsi’s One-Hundred-Day Plan

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On June 24, Egyptian President-Elect Mohamed Morsi released his plan for his first one hundred days in office, outlining five major themes that he wants to concentrate on during these one hundred days.

Egyptian Presidential Election Results

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On Sunday, June 24, Egypt’s Higher Electoral Commission released the results of the presidential election, which had been held on June 16 and 17. Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi was named the winner.

Good News Before More Battles in Egypt

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Marina Ottaway writes that the fact that Morsi’s victory was allowed to stand marks a major change in Egypt, but it is only one step in a process of transformation that will take time, be punctuated by many acrimonious battles, and in the end may not lead to democracy.

Dangers Ahead for Egypt

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Despite the deeply problematic results of the first round of Egypt’s presidential elections, there is reason for optimism because the democratic spirit that seems to have struck deep roots in the society may still ensure that when everything that could go wrong does go wrong, the country can still recover.

Egypt Elections: Setback for the Transition

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Marina Ottaway says the result of the first round of Egypt’s presidential election was the worst possible outcome: it is the prelude to the direct confrontation between the old regime and the Muslim Brotherhood.

The Cairo Review 2012 Egyptian Presidential Elections Guide

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The biographies and platforms of Egypt’s presidential candidates from the The Cairo Review of Global Affairs.

Egypt’s Presidential Debate: Aboul Fotouh versus Moussa

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Egyptian presidential candidates and front-runners Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and Amr Moussa participated in a televised presidential debate on May 10 that touched on a wide array of domestic and foreign policy issues.

Egypt’s Next President

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With Egypt’s transition to democracy in some doubt, the presidential election is hugely important. But without a new constitution in place, a new battle could be looming on the horizon as the president’s powers are likely to be reduced during his term.

Khairat al-Shater

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Khairat al-Shater is a main strategist of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party and former deputy supreme guide of the Brotherhood until he resigned on March 31st 2011 to run for president. A multimillionaire businessman and engineer by profession, al-Shater made his fortune in the furniture and textile business and has been a key [...]

Mohamed Morsi

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For his presidential platform please see this article. Mohamed Morsi is a former member of the Guidance Bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood and chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP). He was also a member of the Egyptian People’s Assembly from 2000 to 2005. An engineer by profession, he served as chairman [...]

Platforms of the Major Presidential Candidates

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Platforms for new front-runners Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party, former Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, and the moderate Islamist Abdel Moneim Abou Futtouh who was ousted from the Brotherhood because of his presidential run.

Factsheet: Presidential Candidates

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A factsheet on declared and rumored presidential candidates.

Egypt’s Muddy Waters

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The decision to abandon its pledge not to run a presidential candidate is a strong indication of the the Brotherhood’s conversion to a fully political logic.

Mamdouh Qutb

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A profile of General Mamdouh Qutb, the former director general of Egypt’s intelligence service and a presidential candidate.

Mansour Hassan

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A profile of Mansour Hassan, the head of the Advisory Council to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces.

 
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