Hossam Eisa | |
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education | |
In office 16 July 2013 – 1 March 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Hazem Al Beblawi |
Preceded by | Mostafa Mussad (Minister of Higher Education) |
Succeeded by | Wael El-Degwi (Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Political party |
Nasserist Party (formerly) Constitution Party (until March 2013) |
Alma mater | University of Sorbonne |
Hossam Eisa is an Egyptian politician and academic. He served as deputy prime minister and minister of higher education of Egypt from July 2013 until 1 March 2014.
Eisa holds a PhD in law from the University of Sorbonne in France. [1] [2]
Eisa was a member of the Nasserist Party. [1] He worked as a law professor and taught at Ain Shams University in Egypt and at the Algerian universities. [2] [3] Following the ouster of former President Hosni Mobarak, he became one of the founders of the Egyptian Initiative for Prevention of Corruption in 2011. [4] During the same period he was the attorney of Asmaa Mahfouz, an Egyptian activist who had organized the 18-day uprising, forcing the ouster of President Mobarak in February 2011. [5]
He cofounded the Constitution Party with Mohamed El Baradei in April 2012. [6] He served as the head of party's steering committee. [7] However, he left the party in March 2013 due to internal conflicts. [8]
On 16 July 2013, Eisa was appointed both deputy prime minister for social justice and minister of higher education in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi. [1] [2] He succeeded Mostafa Mussad as minister of higher education. [9] Eisa's term as cabinet member ended in February 2014 when the cabinet resigned. [10]
Ahram Online describes Eisa as a Nasserist politician. [1] He holds a leftist political stance. [11] During the Mohammad Morsi era, he was among the major opposition figures and he advocated for the state to play a determining role in leading the economy, criticizing neo-liberal policies of the Qandil government. [12]
Hossam Eisa | |
---|---|
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education | |
In office 16 July 2013 – 1 March 2014 | |
Prime Minister | Hazem Al Beblawi |
Preceded by | Mostafa Mussad (Minister of Higher Education) |
Succeeded by | Wael El-Degwi (Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Egyptian |
Political party |
Nasserist Party (formerly) Constitution Party (until March 2013) |
Alma mater | University of Sorbonne |
Hossam Eisa is an Egyptian politician and academic. He served as deputy prime minister and minister of higher education of Egypt from July 2013 until 1 March 2014.
Eisa holds a PhD in law from the University of Sorbonne in France. [1] [2]
Eisa was a member of the Nasserist Party. [1] He worked as a law professor and taught at Ain Shams University in Egypt and at the Algerian universities. [2] [3] Following the ouster of former President Hosni Mobarak, he became one of the founders of the Egyptian Initiative for Prevention of Corruption in 2011. [4] During the same period he was the attorney of Asmaa Mahfouz, an Egyptian activist who had organized the 18-day uprising, forcing the ouster of President Mobarak in February 2011. [5]
He cofounded the Constitution Party with Mohamed El Baradei in April 2012. [6] He served as the head of party's steering committee. [7] However, he left the party in March 2013 due to internal conflicts. [8]
On 16 July 2013, Eisa was appointed both deputy prime minister for social justice and minister of higher education in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi. [1] [2] He succeeded Mostafa Mussad as minister of higher education. [9] Eisa's term as cabinet member ended in February 2014 when the cabinet resigned. [10]
Ahram Online describes Eisa as a Nasserist politician. [1] He holds a leftist political stance. [11] During the Mohammad Morsi era, he was among the major opposition figures and he advocated for the state to play a determining role in leading the economy, criticizing neo-liberal policies of the Qandil government. [12]