Salah Abdel Maqsoud’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Egyptian journalist and FJP politician
Is Journalist
From Egypt
Type Journalism
Gender male
Birth

1 January 1958, Egypt

Age 63 years
Politics Freedom and Justice Party

Salah Abdel Maqsoud (born 1958) (Arabic: صلاح عبد المقصود) is the minister of information of Egypt as part of the Qandil Cabinet.

Early life and education

Maqsoud was born in 1958. He received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from Cairo University in 1980.

Career

Maqsoud is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He is a journalist, and was one of the leading figures in the Journalists’ Syndicate. He began his journalist career in 1979 and mostly worked for Dar El Tahrir publication house. He wrote for various Islamist magazines such as Dawa al Bashir (1985), the Banner of Islam (1987 and 1994) and Harvest of Thought (1992). He also served as the head of the Arab Media Center, which is the media training center of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Maqsoud became a member of the Freedom and Justice Party and worked as a spokesman during the election campaign of Mohamed Morsi. He also writes articles for the website of the party. He was appointed minister of information to the cabinet headed by Hisham Qandil on 2 August 2012, replacing Ahmed Anis. He and other FJP members in the cabinet resigned from office on 4 July 2013 following the 2013 coup in Egypt. His term officially ended on 16 July 2013 when the interim cabinet led by prime minister Hazem Al Beblawi was formed.

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