Essam Shiha

Essam Shiha is an Egyptian lawyer, politician and human rights activist. Shiha is a member of the supreme committee of The Wafd Party[1] and was one of the protegees of one of the party's historical leaders Fouad Serageddin. Shiha led a reformist faction of the Wafd[2] that opposed El-Sayyid el-Badawi's leadership of the party which led to his suspension for a few years. However Shiha was reinstated to his old post in the party after Bahaa El-Din Abu Shoka replaced el Badawi as party leader. Shiha is also an ardent defender of human rights and basic freedoms, and occupied the post of Secretary General of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights,[3] one of Egypt's oldest and largest human rights associations; and after the death of EOHR's president Hafez Abu Seada Shiha was unanimously elected by the board of trustees to replace him as president.

Essam Shiha
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Political partyNew Wafd Party

References
  1. "Wafd president decides to end pact with Muslim Brotherhood, but decision yet to be ratified - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online". English.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. "Fouad Badrawi opens new headquarters for Wafd Party dismissed members - Egypt Independent". Egyptindependent.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. "We have evidence Qatar supports terrorism: EOHR chairman - Egypt Independent". Egyptindependent.com. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.


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