Colonel Mohamed Abdul Salam Mahgoub ( ar, محمد عبد السلام المحجوب, ''Muḥammad `Abdul-Salām al-Maḥgūb'') (1935 – 31 January 2022) was an Egyptian politician. Through 2006 to his death, he was the Minister of Local Development in the
Cabinet of Egypt
The Cabinet of Egypt ( ar, مجلس وزراء مصر) is the chief executive body of the Arab Republic of Egypt. It consists of the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers.
The government has a leading role in shaping the agenda of the houses ...
. He was previously Governor of
Alexandria Governorate, his term expiring upon his appointment to the Cabinet.
Mahgoub was born in
Dakahlia Governorate
Dakahlia Governorate ( ar, محافظة الدقهلية ', ) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo. Its area is approximately 3,500 km2. Although the capital of the governorate is Mansoura, it got its name from the ancient to ...
in 1935.
Prior to entering politics, Maghoub had been an officer of the
Egyptian Army, having graduated from the
Egyptian Military Academy in 1955 with a degree in
military science
Military science is the study of military processes, institutions, and behavior, along with the study of warfare, and the theory and application of organized coercive force. It is mainly focused on theory, method, and practice of producing mil ...
. He was assigned as
military attaché
A military attaché is a military expert who is attached to a diplomatic mission, often an embassy. This type of attaché post is normally filled by a high-ranking military officer, who retains a commission while serving with an embassy. Opport ...
in several
Egyptian embassies around the world prior to being appointed Vice-Chair of National Security in 1992. He subsequently served as Governor of
Ismaïlia prior to being reassigned to Alexandria in 1997.
He was seeking
election to the
People's Assembly for the District of al-Raml in
Alexandria. He sought to replace the retiring Sobhy Saleh Moussa Abu Amer.
Mahgoub died on 31 January 2022, at the age of 86.
See also
*
Timeline of Alexandria
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Alexandria, Egypt.
Greek era (331–30 BC)
* 331 BC – Rhacotis renamed "Alexandria" by Alexander the Great (approximate date).
* 330 BC – Cleomenes of Naucratis appointed Governor ...
, 1990s–2000s
References
1935 births
2022 deaths
Date of birth missing
Local Development ministers of Egypt
Egyptian Military Academy alumni
National Democratic Party (Egypt) politicians
People from Dakahlia Governorate
Governors of Alexandria
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