Abou Elela Mady (Arabic: أبو العلا ماضي) (born 3 April 1958) is an Egyptian engineer and politician. He is the chairman of the Wasat Party and a former member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He was released from detention on 13 August 2015, 2 years after being arrested.[1]

Abou Elela Mady
أبو العلا ماضي
Chairman of Al-Wasat Party
Assumed office
1996 (Foundation of the party)
2011 (legalization of the party)
Preceded byOffice created
Personal details
Born (1958-04-03) 3 April 1958 (age 66)
Minya, Egypt
Political partyWasat Party
Alma materMinya University
ProfessionEngineer

Education and career

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Mady was born on 3 April 1958. He graduated from Minya University’s School of Engineering with honors in 1984, and also received a Bachelor of Laws from Cairo University.

Politics

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Mady was the president of the students' union at Minya University in 1977, and then became the president of the students' union of all the Egyptian universities in 1978. Mady joined the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1980s, and then left the Muslim Brotherhood with the aim of founding a new political party with a new vision of moderate democratic Islamic reference in 1996.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Pro-Morsi political leader Abul-Ela Madi released from jail". Ahram Online. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ^ "أبوالعلا ماضي.. انشقاق منظم عن الجماعة". www.baladnews.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-13.