Biography
Mohamed Safwat Yousef El Sherif was born on 19 December 1933 inCareer in politics
El Sherif had a long career in politics. He started as member of the Muslim Brotherhood group before the 1952 revolution when he was still a high school and military academy student. He then moved to the new party of Masr Alfatah after the 1952 revolution. This party was the ruling political party. During the following years the party's name changed from one political stage to the other but he kept the membership till it became the National Democratic party. In 2001, he was member of NDP Developing Committee and as of September 2002 he became NDP Secretary-General. Since 2004 El-Sherif held the position of Speaker of the Shura Council and the President of the Supreme Press Council till he resigned from NDP on 29 January 2011. He was later accused of killing youth on 2 February but the court acquitted him of all charges. The court said the reasons for its ruling: "The court did not rest assured to witnesses in the case; where were all hearsay and their offspring grudges between the defendants and witnesses, as a result of partisan differences and because of the parliamentary elections." The court added that «some of the witnesses were registered dangerous, according to the criminal status their own. The Court noted that the case devoid of any witness sight reassured him, and the Court confirmed that it is satisfied to the testimony of Gen. Hassan Ruwaini, who said he did not register any deaths at Tahrir square during those two days. And his forces did not find any weapons with the defendants who were arrested in Tahrir, and who have been prosecuted militarily in Case 118 for the year 2011 military east of Cairo, and that the court reviewed the case papers and documents and examined them herself, and found no sufficient evidence to convict the accused. The Court noted that, despite the raised around Callback by some of the defendants, but that did not stop her from realization of justice; «obedience to the words of God" O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.". The Court explained that the rest of the prosecution witnesses against the accused, has been jailed on charges of perjury. In September 2020, the Cassation Court upheld a 3-year prison sentence against him and a $6.3m fine.Death
On 13 January 2021, he died from COVID-19.Qualifications and studies
* BA in Military Sciences * Honorary PhD for Excellence in Applications of Communication Sciences from Barrington University (Currently: University of Atlanta) * Military studies in communication planning and management in military institutes * Post-Graduate studies in International Communication and Public Opinion in the Institute for Strategic Studies * Courses in Mass Communication in the British State Information Service * Courses at the International Communications Institute in GermanyPolitical and party work
* A founding member of the National Democratic Party (NDP) - 1977 * Media Rapporteur at the National Democratic Party * Secretary of Qasr El Nile constituency at the National Democratic Party - 1977 * Member of the Shoura Council - 1980 * Media Secretary at the National Democratic Party - 1982 * Member of the General Secretariat of the National Democratic Party - 1982 * Member of the Political Bureau of the National Democratic Party - 1989 * Assistant Secretary Manager of the National Democratic Party & Information Secretary - 1990 * Planning and organization of all media campaigns for all elections and referendums for the National Democratic Party * Member of the Committee on the Development of the National Democratic Party - 2001 * Secretary General of the National Democratic Party - 2002 * Speaker of the Shoura Council - 2004 * President of the Supreme Press Council - 2006Past occupations
* Member of the Military Forces (Information and media work
* Setting the strategy and policies of Egyptian media until 2010 * Initiating and establishing the Egyptian media system on local, national, Arab and international levels * Introducing Egypt into the era of satellite media by launching the Egyptian Nilesat 101 and Nilesat 102 by virtue of the historical document by President Mubarak in May 1995 * Establishing the largest media project for media production (Egyptian Media Production City), introduced to the world by President Mubarak in May 2002 * Ensuring Egypt's prevalence through launching the first Egyptian satellite channel in Arabic language, the first channel in a foreign language and the first thematic channels group * Initiator of the educational channels promoting education at distance * Modernizing the Egyptian media organizations and developing and upgrading technological facilities in Radio and Television and sponsoring Radio and Television Festival and initiator of the Egyptian Media People Day since 1984 * Establishing thWork papers and views
* Media in an Open Sky Era - Media Between Freedom and Ownership * Egyptian Media Strategy * Arab Media Strategy * New African Media System - Philosophy of the Egyptian Media * Egyptian Media in 20 Years - Women's Image in Media * Reality of NDP's thought in its 8th Conference in 2002 * The Philosophy of Establishing the Supreme Council for PoliciesOther positions
* Chairman of the General Assembly of the Radio & Television Union * Chairman of the Board of Secretaries of the International Academy for Media Sciences * Member of the Supreme Council for Child Care * Member of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian "Al Helal Al Ahmar" Association * Head of the Egyptian Media Association for Development * Member of the Supreme Council for Population and Family Planning * Head of the Conference of African Ministers of Information from 1985 - 1989, and in 1997 * Head of the Conference of Islamic Ministers of Information for two sessions: 1992 & 2003 * Deputy Chairman of the Conference of Ministers of Information of Non-Alignment Countries in the years: 1987, 1989 & 1997Awards
* The Egyptian Order of Merit of the First Class by the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt * Legion of Merit of the Great River from Libya * Badges of Honour and Liberation, Bravery, Evacuation and Mobilization - Egypt * Order of Merit from the Republic of Central Africa * National Order of Merit of the Second Class (Grand Officer) from the Republic of France * Prize of Best Minister of Information in the Middle East from the American University in Cairo in 1998References
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