Mohammed Ali Beshr (also, Bishr; ar, محمد على بشر ; 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.

Early life and education

Beshr was born in Kafr Mansha Qiwisna, Menoufia Governorate in Egypt, on 14 February 1951. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering, which he received from

Menoufia University Menoufia University is one of the regional universities in Egypt, established in 1976. The university is characterized by rapid establishment and wide fame. The university started with four colleges (the College of Agriculture, the College of Engin ...

in 1974. 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 Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...

in 1984.

Career

Beshr is an academic. He worked at Menoufia University and Shebeen Al Koum Menoufia University. 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. Later he became a member of the Muslim Brotherhood shura council and one of the leaders of the group. In addition, he was charged with the Brotherhood's activities in the engineers syndicates beginning in 1997. Beshr was also a member of the Brotherhood's guidance office until 2008. From 1990 to 1995 Beshr served as the parliament member of Menoufiya's first district. He was a member of the Egypt's

Constituent Assembly A constituent assembly (also known as a constitutional convention, constitutional congress, or constitutional assembly) is a body assembled for the purpose of drafting or revising a constitution. Members of a constituent assembly may be elected b ...

in 2012, which was responsible for drafting a new constitution. In July 2012, Beshr was named as the deputy rapporteur of the assembly's government committee. On 4 September 2012, Beshr was appointed governor of

Menoufia Monufia Governorate ( ar, محافظة المنوفية ' ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the northern part of the country in the Nile Delta, to the south of Gharbia Governorate and to the north of Cairo. The governora ...

. He was appointed minister of state for local development in a reshuffle to the cabinet headed by

Hisham Qandil Hesham Mohamed Qandil (also spelled: ''Hisham Kandil''; ar, هشام محمد قنديل ; born 17 September 1962) is an Egyptian engineer and civil servant who was Prime Minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013. Qandil was appointed as Prime ...

on 5 January 2013. He replaced

Ahmed Abdeen Ahmed Zaki Abdeen or Abdin is a retired Egyptian military officer and former minister of state for local development in the Qandil cabinet. Career Abdeen is a retired military general. He was appointed head of Dar El-Hayaa El-Handasia which is ...

as minister. Beshr is one of the eight members of the Freedom and Justice Party serving in the cabinet. He and other FJP members in the cabinet resigned from office on 4 July 2013 following the 2013 coup in Egypt. His term officially ended on 17 July 2013 when an interim government was formed.

Arrest

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

Personal life

Beshr is married and has three children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beshr, Mohammed Ali 20th-century Egyptian engineers 21st-century Egyptian engineers 1951 births Living people Colorado State University alumni Academic staff of Menoufia University Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood members Freedom and Justice Party (Egypt) politicians Local Development ministers of Egypt Members of the House of Representatives (Egypt) Members of the Egyptian Constituent Assembly of 2012 Qandil Cabinet Governors of Monufia