El-Sayyid el-Badawi
Elsayyid Elbadawi | |
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| Chairperson of the New Wafd Party | |
| Assumed office 28 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud Abaza |
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| Born | Elsayyid Elbadawi Shehata 1950 (age 73–74) Tanta, Egypt |
| Political party | Al-Wafd Party |
Elsayyid Elbadawi Shehata (Egyptian Arabic: السيد البدوى شحاته, IPA: [esˈsæjjed elˈbædæwi ʃeˈħæːtæ]; born 1950) is an Egyptian businessman and the former President of El-Wafd Party. He is the head of the Board of Directors of Al-Hayah Egyptian television network.[1]
Early life
[edit]Badawi was born in 1950 and grew up in Tanta governorate. He graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Alexandria in 1973.[2]
Career
[edit]Badawi started his political career in the 1980s and joined Wafd Party in 1980 where he was elected as secretary general of the party in 2000.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fouad Badrawi give up running for the presidency of Al-Wafd Party in favor of El-Sayyid el-Badawi Archived 2010-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Dustour
- ^ Dr. El-Sayyid el-Badawi Archived 2010-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Wafd Party website
- ^ "el-Sayyid el-Badawi, a media tycoon and politician". Egypt Today.
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