Alaa El-Din Abdul Moneim (Arabic: علاء الدين عبد المنعم; born January 3, 1951, in New Helmia, Al-Darb Al Ahmar, Cairo, Egypt) is an independent member of the Egyptian Parliament and a lawyer.[1][2] Alaa El-Din is known for his active role exposing corruption in Egypt, primarily during the Mubarak era.
Alaa El-Din Abdul Moneim علاء الدين عبد المنعم | |
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 Alaa El-Din giving a speech inside the parliament | |
| Born | January 3, 1951 |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, Member of the Parliament of Egypt |
| Website | www.alaaeldin.com |
Early life
editAlaa graduated from the Police Academy and served in the Police Department in Egypt for two years before retiring and engaging a position in a law firm in Kuwait. After seven years in Kuwait, Alaa returned to Egypt and started his own law firm.
Parliament membership
editIn 2005, Alaa decided to run for a seat in the Parliament of Egypt with the aim of bringing corruption issues to public attention. After five years of preparation, Alaa won his seat after re-election against a National Democratic Party nominee.
Alaa brought to public attention a number of controversial corruption cases which he had supported with credible evidence.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Alaa El Din official website
- ^ "Egypt State Information Service". Archived from the original on 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2008-09-05.