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politician and academic. He served as deputy prime minister and minister of higher education of Egypt from July 2013 until 1 March 2014.
Education
Eisa holds a PhD in law from the
University of Sorbonne
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in France.
Career
Eisa was a member of the
Nasserist Party
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. He worked as a law professor and taught at
Ain Shams University
Ain Shams University ( ar, جامعة عين شمس) is a public university located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.
History
Ain Shams University was fou ...
in Egypt and at the Algerian universities. Following the ouster of former
President
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Hosni Mobarak
Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.
Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in t ...
, he became one of the founders of the Egyptian Initiative for Prevention of Corruption in 2011. During the same period he was the attorney of
Asmaa Mahfouz
Asmaa Mahfouz ( arz, أسماء محفوظ, , born 1 February 1985) is an Egyptian activist and one of the founders of the April 6 Youth Movement. She has been credited by journalist Mona Eltahawy and others with helping to spark a mass uprising ...
, an Egyptian activist who had organized the 18-day uprising, forcing the ouster of President Mobarak in February 2011.
He cofounded the Constitution Party with
Mohamed El Baradei
Mohamed Mustafa ElBaradei ( ar, محمد مصطفى البرادعي, Muḥammad Muṣṭafá al-Barādaʿī, ; born 17 June 1942) is an Egyptian law scholar and diplomat who served as the vice president of Egypt on an interim basis from 14 July ...
in April 2012. He served as the head of party's steering committee. However, he left the party in March 2013 due to internal conflicts.
On 16 July 2013, Eisa was appointed both deputy prime minister for social justice and minister of higher education in the
cabinet
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led by
Prime Minister
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Hazem Al Beblawi
Hazem El Beblawi (also spelled ''el Beblawy'' ar, حازم عبد العزيز الببلاوى ; born 17 October 1936) is an Egyptian economist and politician who was interim prime minister of Egypt from 2013 until 1 March 2014. Previousl ...
. He succeeded
Mostafa Mussad
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Education
Mussa ...
as minister of higher education. Eisa's term as cabinet member ended in February 2014 when the cabinet resigned.
Views
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Ahram Online
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'' describes Eisa as a
Nasserist
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politician. He holds a leftist political stance. During the
Mohammad Morsi
Mohamed Mohamed Morsi Eissa al-AyyatThe spellings of his first and last names vary. survey of 14 news organizations plus Wikipedia in July 2012neo-liberal policies of the Qandil government.