Abdel Moneim El Shahat

Abdel Moneim El Shahat (Arabic: عبد المنعم الشحات) (born 1970 in Alexandria) is a religious preacher, TV Host, and the official spokesman of the Egyptian Salafist group al-Da'wa al-Salafiya ("The Salafist Call"). He graduated from the faculty of Engineering in Alexandria University in 1992. He became a regular guest in talk shows after the 2011 Egyptian revolution as his opinions about tourism and Naguib Mahfouz's novels were publicly debated.[1]

Abdel Moneim El Shahat
عبد المنعم الشحات
Born
Alexandria, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Alma materAlexandria University (Bachelor of Engineering)
OccupationPolitician

A Salafist, El Shahat has called for Egyptians of the Baháʼí Faith to be prosecuted for treason[2] and for ancient Egyptian statues to be covered in wax.[3] El Shahat and his group supported the 2013 Egyptian coup d'etat which ousted Egypt's first elected president Mohamed Morsi.[4]

References
  1. "Naguib Mahfouz's novels promoted 'prostitution and drugs': Salafist Parliament candidate - News - Elections 2011 - Ahram Online". Ahram Online. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  2. "Shahat: Baha'is threaten Egypt's national security". Egypt Independent. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSTRE7B812Z20111209
  4. "Many stripes". The Economist. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
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