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In 2000 he was elected a [[National Democratic Party (Egypt)|National Democratic Party]] MP, and remained an MP for almost a decade.
In 2000 he was elected a [[National Democratic Party (Egypt)|National Democratic Party]] MP, and remained an MP for almost a decade.


In 2010 [[Mostafa Bakry]], running against Meshaal to represent [[Helwan Governorate]], accused Meshaal of buying votes.<ref>[http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/638.aspx Accusations of vote buying in Helwan], ''[[Ahram Online]]'', 28 November 2010.</ref>
He was minister for military production throughout the 2004-2011 [[Nazif Cabinet]]. In 2010 [[Mostafa Bakry]], running against Meshaal to represent [[Helwan Governorate]], accused Meshaal of buying votes.<ref>[http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/638.aspx Accusations of vote buying in Helwan], ''[[Ahram Online]]'', 28 November 2010.</ref>


Despite his association with the [[Mubarak regime]], Meshaal managed to keep his position in [[Essam Sharaf's cabinet]] after the [[Egyptian Revolution of 2011]].<ref name=Mater/>
Despite his association with the [[Mubarak regime]], Meshaal managed to keep his position in [[Essam Sharaf's cabinet]] after the [[Egyptian Revolution of 2011]].<ref name=Mater/>


In November 2012 the [[Administrative Supervisory Authority]] announced Meshaal was under investigation for corruption.<ref>[http://arabia.msn.com/news/middle-east/303918/former-military-production-minister-i/ Former military production minister investigated for corruption], arabia.msn.com, 10 November 2012.</ref>
In November 2012 the [[Administrative Supervisory Authority]] announced Meshaal was under investigation for corruption.<ref>[http://arabia.msn.com/news/middle-east/303918/former-military-production-minister-i/ Former military production minister investigated for corruption] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322075621/http://arabia.msn.com/news/middle-east/303918/former-military-production-minister-i/ |date=2013-03-22 }}, arabia.msn.com, 10 November 2012.</ref>


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[[Category:University of Cairo alumni]]
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[[Category:Egyptian politicians]]
[[Category:Military production ministers of Egypt]]





Latest revision as of 19:47, 14 May 2022

Sayed Meshaal (born 1942) is a former Egyptian politician. He was minister of military production from 1999 to 2011.

Life

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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 Mostafa Bakry, 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 Administrative Supervisory Authority announced Meshaal was under investigation for corruption.[3]

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