Amr Sobhy (Arabic: عمرو صبحي) is an Egyptian information activist,[1] social and tech[2][3] entrepreneur,[4] published author and poet.[5][6] He is best known as co-creator of MorsiMeter;[7][8] a digital initiative and online platform to document and monitor the performance of Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, which has attracted a wide global attention.[9][10][11][12][13] The initiative modeled after Obameter is considered to be the first[14] in Egypt and the Middle East to hold a president accountable for his promises. His work gave rise to other political promise trackers including Iran's Rouhani Meter[15][16] and Canada's TrudeauMeter.[17][18]
Amr Sobhy عمرو صبحي | |
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| Born | July 4, 1988 |
| Nationality |  Egypt |
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Awards
edit- 100 Most Influential Young Africans 2017.[19]
- Forbes 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa[20] 2017
- Nominated for Data Journalism Award 2016[21] by Global Editors Network for Open Data category.
- World Summit Awards 2012[22]
- Mastercard Foundation[23] Anzisha Fellowship 2011[24][25]
- World Summit Awards 2011[26]
- Egypt's Award for Child Literature (Internet Applications, 2004)
Literary works
editReferences
edit- ^ "EGYPT: 'Mursi Meter' tries to keep Egypt's leader on toes".
- ^ Naeem, Zubair. "Austria's 'apilayer' acquires two SaaS API products from Egypt's PushBots". MENABytes. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Hariharan, Sindhu. "Egypt-Based Startup PushBots Wants To Make App Notifications Smarter". entrepreneur.com. entrepreneur.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Musewe, Tapfuma. "Pushing boundaries for change: Africa's young social entrepreneurs". Consultancyafrica.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ Hiraa. "Reading the mind of Amr Sobhy". Hirabook.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "List of Books by Amr Sobhy on Goodreads". Goodreads.com.
- ^ Londoño, Ernesto (2012-08-26). "Egypt's garbage crisis bedevils Morsi". WashingtonPost.
- ^ "Like 'Obameter,' the 'Morsi Meter' tracks Egyptian president's promises". CNN.
- ^ El-Sherif, Nehal. "Egyptians put new president's promises on 'Morsi Meter'". The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "INTERVIEW-'Morsi Meter' tries to keep Egypt's leader on toes". Reuters. Aug 2, 2012. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014.
- ^ "Egypt activists set up website to monitor new president". BBC.
- ^ Mitchel, Bill (July 24, 2012). "Arab Spring journalism advances with Morsi Meter". The Poynter Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ al-Tahawi, Randa (July 25, 2012). "Morsi Meter: Measuring Promises". EgyptToday.
- ^ "'Morsi Meter' to monitor Egyptian President's performance". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ Drobnic Holan, Angie. "Rouhani Meter tracks Iran president's campaign promises". politifact.com. PolitiFact. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Rouhani Meter- About us". Rouhani Meter. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Rifai, Ryan. "Canada: 'Trudeaumetre' rising?". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "TrudeauMeter- About us". TrudeauMeter. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "2017 Most Influential Young Africans List Announced". www.africayouthawards.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
- ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong. "30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa 2017". forbes.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Chevening scholar shortlisted for internationally renowned Data Journalism Award".
- ^ "MorsiMeter- World Summit Youth Award 2012". 3 September 2012.
- ^ Saha, Jyotsana. "Sobhy on Panel". mastercardfdn.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15.
- ^ "Featured on International Youth Foundation". iyflive.net. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ "Anzisha Fellows: Amr Sobhy". anzishaprize.org. 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Zabatak the anti-crime, anti-corruption initiative". 17 December 2011.
- ^ el-Banna, Heba. "Translated: A new poetry collection for Amr Sobhy by MER Book House". Masrawy.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ Sobhy, Amr. Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen | Google Books. ISBN 9781291032451. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen information and reviews on Goodreads".
- ^ Yousuf Al Qaradawi, Abdulrahman. "Translated:Addahshatul Ola; A birth certificate for a good poet". Youm7.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
- ^ "Addahshatul Ola information and reviews on Goodreads".