George Isaac (politician)

George Ishak (Egyptian Arabic: جورج إسحق‎) is an Egyptian politician and activist. During the later part of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, he co-founded the grassroots Kefaya opposition movement.

George Ishak
جورج إسحق
Born
George Ishak

1938
Port Said, Egypt
EducationBachelor's Degree in History
Alma materCairo University
OccupationPolitician, School teacher, Headmaster
Political party

Following the 2011 Egyptian Revolution that toppled Mubarak, Issac became a member of the Constitution Party and a critic of President Mohamed Morsi, elected in 2012. He is a member of the Coptic Catholic Church.[3][4]

Early years

Born and raised in Port Said, Ishak graduated from Cairo University with a BA in history and began his career as a history teacher, headmaster and later as a consultant.[5] Politically active at a young age, he was a member of Egypt's Constitution Party.[2][3]

Political activism

Ishak was a founding member and first general coordinator of the Kefaya opposition group, the movement organised the first protest against Mubarak rule. Ishak was later a member of the National Association for Change, a grassroots coalition which prior to the 2011 revolution drew its support from across Egypt’s political spectrum.[6][7][8][9] It was a platform for protest against Hosni Mubarak’s presidency; political corruption and stagnation; "the blurring of the lines between power and wealth; and human rights.[10][11]

During the 2012 Egyptian protests, Ishak urged President Mohamed Morsi to withdraw his constitutional declaration.[3] On 8 December, after Morsi sought to address some of the protesters' demands, Ishak said that Morsi’s new declaration "does not answer people’s demands", and the work would continue.[12]

References
  1. "من قيادات "الدستور" المستقيلين يشكلون "الكتلة الوطنية" لخوض الانتخابات". Al Masry Al Youm. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. "Egypt's Constitution Party hit by fresh mass resignation". Ahram Online. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. "Egypt's liberal Ghad party accepts Mursi's call for dialogue, opposition boycotts". alarabiya.net. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  4. Isaac, George (24 December 2011). "Egypt's Christians – building a new order of equality". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  5. ظ…ظ†ظٹ ظٹط§ط³ظٹظ†. ط¬ظˆط±ط¬ ط¥ط³طط§ظ‚.. ظ…ط¯ط±ط³ ط§ظ"طھط§ط±ظٹط® ط§ظ"ط°ظٹ طھطظˆظ" ط¥ظ"ظٹ ط±ظ…ط² [George Ishaq .. the history teacher turned into a symbol] (in Arabic). Today.almasryalyoum.com. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. "Enough of Enough". Globalpolitician.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  7. "Egypt's 'Committee of the Wise' wants to be in transition talks". CNN. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  8. "George Issac demands MB and Salafists reveal their source of funding". ahram.org.eg. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  9. "New Egyptian prime minister receives warm reception in Tahrir Square". Al-Shorfa. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  10. Egypt on the Brink by Tarek Osman, Yale University Press, 2010, p.136-7
  11. "Run-off victories give liberals hope in elections, say experts". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  12. "Egypt's Mursi annuls controversial decree, opposition says not enough". alarabiya.net. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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