Mohammed Ali Beshr

Mohammed Ali Beshr (also, Bishr; Arabic: محمد على بشر‎  Egyptian Arabic: [mæˈħæmmæd ˈʕæli beʃɾ, bɪʃɾ]; born 14 February 1951) is an Egyptian politician who served as minister of state for local development from 5 January to 4 July 2013. He is one of the prominent figures of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.

Mohammed Ali Beshr
Minister of State for Local Development
In office
5 January 2012 – 4 July 2013
Prime MinisterHisham Qandil
Preceded byAhmed Abdeen
Succeeded byAdel Labib
Personal details
Born (1951-02-14) 14 February 1951
Kafr Mansha Qiwisna
NationalityEgyptian
Political partyFreedom and Justice Party
Alma materMenoufia University
Colorado State University

Early life and education

Beshr was born in Kafr Mansha Qiwisna, Menoufia Governorate in Egypt, on 14 February 1951.[1] He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering, which he received from Menoufia University in 1974.[1] He also obtained a master's degree in power engineering from Shebeen Al Koum Menoufia University in 1979 and a PhD from Colorado State University in 1984.[2]

Career

Beshr is an academic. He worked at Menoufia University and Shebeen Al Koum Menoufia University.[2] He joined the Muslim Brotherhood in 1979, and served as head of the students affairs committee, professionals committee and the administrative development committee of the group.[2] Later he became a member of the Muslim Brotherhood shura council and one of the leaders of the group.[3][4] In addition, he was charged with the Brotherhood's activities in the engineers syndicates beginning in 1997.[5] Beshr was also a member of the Brotherhood's guidance office until 2008.[6]

From 1990 to 1995 Beshr served as the parliament member of Menoufiya's first district.[5] He was a member of the Egypt's Constituent Assembly in 2012, which was responsible for drafting a new constitution.[7] In July 2012, Beshr was named as the deputy rapporteur of the assembly's government committee.[8] On 4 September 2012, Beshr was appointed governor of Menoufia.[5][9][10]

He was appointed minister of state for local development in a reshuffle to the cabinet headed by Hisham Qandil on 5 January 2013.[11] He replaced Ahmed Abdeen as minister.[12] Beshr is one of the eight members of the Freedom and Justice Party serving in the cabinet.[11] He and other FJP members in the cabinet resigned from office on 4 July 2013 following the 2013 coup in Egypt.[13] His term officially ended on 17 July 2013 when interim government was formed.[14]

Arrest

Beshr was arrested by the Egyptian forces in 1999.[2] After tried in military court, he was sentenced to three years in prison due to being a member of the Brotherhood.[2][6][15] He was freed on 8 October 2002.[1] In 2006, he was detained again together with forty other Brotherhood's supporters due to similar reasons.[5]

Personal life

Beshr is married and has three children.[2]

References
  1. "Profiles of Some of MB Members Referred to Militarily Courts". Ikhwan Mısr. 11 February 2007. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  2. "Dr. Mohamed Ali Bishr, Life Full of Achievements". Ikhwan Web. 14 January 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. Eddin, Mohamed Hossam (8 June 2012). "Sunday's papers: A little more Shater with your Morsy?". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  4. Eric Trager; Katie Kiraly; Cooper Klose; Eliot Calhoun (September 2012). "Who's Who in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  5. Baky, Mohamed Abdel (6–12 September 2012). "Meet the new governors". Al Ahram Weekly. 1113. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  6. Al Anani, Khalil (3 June 2008). "The Muslim Brotherhood's Internal Elections". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  7. "Constituent Assembly". Egypt State Information Service. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  8. Almasry, Ahmed (2 July 2012). "Constituent Assembly committee heads named, Islamists dominate". Egypt Independent. Almasry Alyoum. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  9. "President Morsi Appoints Ten New Provincial Governors Across Egypt". Ikhwan Web. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  10. Tragger, Eric (22 January 2013). "What Every American Should Know About Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood – Lecture". Eurasia Review. Foreign Policy Research Institute. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  11. Fouly, Mahmoud (6 January 2013). "Egypt's 10-minister cabinet reshuffle meets with opposition dissatisfaction". Xinhua. Cairo. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  12. "Egypt's new ministers sworn in". Xinhua. Cairo. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  13. "Egypt Brotherhood ministers present official resignations". Ahram Online. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  14. Hauslohner, Abigail (16 July 2013). "Interim Egyptian cabinet sworn in". The Washington Post. Cairo. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  15. "Ministerial portfolios". Weekly Ahram. 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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