Mohamed Anwar Esmat Sadat

Mohamed Anwar Esmat Sadat (محمد أنور عصمت السادات; born 1955)[1] is a former member of the Egyptian Parliament during the rule of Hosni Mubarak. He is related to two prominent Egyptian politicians, he is the nephew of Anwar Sadat and brother of Talaat Sadat.[2] He won a seat during the parliamentary elections after the January 25 revolution for the second constituency (Fardi) Monufia Governorate and is the founder of the Reform and Development Misruna Party along with Raymond Lakah.[3]

Mohamed Anwar Esmat Sadat
Mohamed Anwar Esmat Sadat in 2015
Born
Mohamed Anwar Esmat Sadat

1955 (age 65–66)
NationalityEgyptian
OccupationPolitician, Member of the Egyptian Parliament
Years active2005–present
Political partyReform and Development Misruna Party

He participated actively in Egyptian politics, and in 2005 he was elected to the Egyptian People's Assembly (Parliament) where he was a member of the Foreign Relations Committee and the People's Assembly Economic Committee. He was also an active member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA). He participated in several international political, economic and social organizations, conferences and workshops in Egypt, the Arab world and Europe. He wrote for several Egyptian newspapers with private and political interests on development issues in Egypt. He was involved in the establishment of he Sadat Organization for Development and Social Care, and serves currently as its president.[4][5] In 2006, Al-Sadat submitted a motion in parliament and demanded an investigation into the activities of the prominent Mubarak aide and Member of Parliament Zakaria Azmi for corruption allegations.[6] Azmi was sentenced to jail in May 2012.[7]

In 2007, he was kicked out of Parliament after declaring bankruptcy. On 27 February 2017, he was kicked out of the parliament again after criticizing Egypt's human rights record. He allegedly “belittled” the Egyptian parliament in correspondence with foreign associations and was accused of falsifying lawmakers' signatures on a draft bill.[8] He intended to run in the 2018 Egyptian Presidential Election but later withdrew saying that the conditions were not democratic enough for him to run.[9] He reportedly could not find a hotel to launch his campaign.[10]

References
  1. Ismail, Amina (2017-06-29). "Nephew of assassinated Egyptian president mulls election run". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  2. "Sadat's half brother is sentenced to jail. (Published 1983)". The New York Times. 1983-02-13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  3. "Egypt's Struggle for Democracy | Wilson Center". www.wilsoncenter.org. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  4. "Anwar Essmat El Saddat". Belgrade Security Forum. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  5. "Reform and Development - Political Parties - Elections 2011". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  6. "Reform and Development - Political Parties - Elections 2011". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  7. "Zakaria Azmi, aide to Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, jailed". BBC News. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  8. Mourad, Nashat Hamdy, Mahmoud (2017-02-27). "Egypt's parliament expels lawmaker critical of human rights record". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  9. Awadalla, Nadine (2018-01-15). "Nephew of assassinated president Sadat says Egypt too repressive for election bid". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  10. Knecht, Nadine Awadalla, Eric (2018-01-21). "Failure to launch: Egypt opposition hits roadblock on path to presidency". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
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