Saad El-Katatni
Saad El-Katatny | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the People's Assembly | |
| Assumed office 23 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Fathi Sorour |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Secretary-General of the Freedom and Justice Party | |
| In office 30 April 2011 – 22 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1952 Girga, Egypt |
| Political party | Freedom and Justice Party |
| Alma mater | Minia University |
| Profession | Botanist, university professor |
Mohamed Saad Tawfik El-Katatny (Arabic: محمد سعد توفيق الكتاتني, alternatively spelled Al-Katatni; born 3 April 1952) is an Egyptian politician who has been the Speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt since January 2012.[1] He has served as the secretary-general of the Freedom and Justice Party.[2][3] Formerly he was a member of the Guidance Bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Education and career
El-Katatny was born on 3 April 1952. He completed his undergraduate studies of botany at the Assiut University with a B.Sc. degree in 1974. After one year of military conscription, he continued his studies, specialising in microbiology and taking his master's degree in 1979. After four more years of study at the Minia University, concurrently with the work as an assistent lecturer, he was conferred a doctorate in microbiology (physiological plant pathology). Subsequently, he worked as a lecturer at the same university. In 1991 he was promoted to become associate professor. In 2004, he got a full professorship.[4]
Political career
From 2005 to 2010, El-Katatny led the parliamentary bloc of the Muslim Brotherhood. Later, he served on the guidance bureau of the group. When the Muslim Brotherhood founded the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) on 30 April 2011, El-Katatny was chosen as the secretary-general of the party. Therefore, he retired from the guidance bureau.[5] On 22 January 2012 he resigned as FJP secretary, to become elected Speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt the next day. He received 399 votes, 80 percent of the 498 votes cast [6]
References
- ^ http://www.ahram.org.eg/The-First/News/126665.aspx
- ^ [1]| May 11, 2011]
- ^ Reuters: Egypt assembly picks Islamist speaker
- ^ Curriculum Vitae, Minia University, retrieved 15 February 2012
- ^ "Saad al-Katatni", Guide to Egypt's Transition, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, retrieved 15 February 2012
- ^ Souaiaia, Ahmed. "Egypt and the Islamists". Foreign Policy in Focus. Foreign Policy in Focus. Retrieved 2/6/12.
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