Sayed Meshaal
Sayed Meshaal (born 1942) is a former Egyptian politician. He was minister of military production from 1999 to 2011.
Life[]
Sayed Meshaal graduated with a B.Sc. in chemistry from Cairo University.[1] In 2000 he was elected a National Democratic Party MP, and remained an MP for almost a decade.
He was minister for military production throughout the 2004-2011 Nazif Cabinet. In 2010 , running against Meshaal to represent Helwan Governorate, accused Meshaal of buying votes.[2]
Despite his association with the Mubarak regime, Meshaal managed to keep his position in Essam Sharaf's cabinet after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.[1]
In November 2012 the announced Meshaal was under investigation for corruption.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b Hatem Maher, Army-backed ministers survive reshuffle despite objections, 7 March 2011.
- ^ Accusations of vote buying in Helwan, Ahram Online, 28 November 2010.
- ^ Former military production minister investigated for corruption Archived 2013-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, arabia.msn.com, 10 November 2012.
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