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Amr Hamzawy
عمرو حمزاوى |
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Amr Hamzawy in 2011
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| Member of Parliament of Egypt | |
| In office 23 January 2012 – 16 June 2012 |
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| Constituency | Cairo—Heliopolis |
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| Born | 28 October 1967 Minya, Egypt |
| Nationality | Egyptian, German(until 2012) |
| Political party | President of Freedom Egypt Party |
| Occupation | Professor of political science |
| Known for | Political Activist |
Amr Hamzawy is an Egyptian expert who studies politics. He also works to protect human rights and shares his ideas with the public. He was born in 1967.
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About Amr Hamzawy
Amr Hamzawy is a well-known Egyptian political scientist. This means he studies how governments work and how people are involved in politics. He is also a human rights activist. This means he works to make sure everyone has fair treatment and basic rights. He is also a public intellectual, which means he shares his ideas and knowledge with many people.
His Early Life and Studies
Amr Hamzawy studied political science and how societies develop. He went to universities in Cairo, The Hague, and Berlin. After finishing his advanced studies, he taught for five years in Cairo and Berlin.
Working Around the World
From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Hamzawy worked at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. He was a senior expert focusing on politics in the Middle East. Later, from 2009 to 2010, he was a research director for the same organization in Beirut, Lebanon.
In 2011, he started working at the American University in Cairo. He taught there for about five years. From 2017 to 2021, he was a senior researcher at Stanford University. Today, he is a senior fellow and director of the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He studies how governments work in the Middle East and North Africa. He also looks at how people are affected by social issues and the roles of governments and groups in society.
What He Studies and Teaches
Mr. Hamzawy's work focuses on how countries like Egypt become more democratic. He also studies the balance between freedom and control in Egypt. He looks at political groups and community organizations in Egypt. His work also covers ideas in Arab political thought and human rights in the Arab world.
His Role in Government
Amr Hamzawy was once a member of the People's Assembly in Egypt. This is like being a member of parliament. He was elected after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. He was also a member of the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights. He writes articles for the Egyptian newspaper Al Shorouk regularly.
His Education Journey
Amr Hamzawy earned his first degree from Cairo University in Egypt. He then received two master's degrees. One was from the University of Amsterdam, and the other was from the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague. In 2002, he earned his PhD from the Free University of Berlin.
His Work as an Activist
Amr Hamzawy played an important part in the 2011 Egyptian revolution. During the revolution, he was a spokesperson for the "Board of Wise Men." This group tried to find solutions for the protesters and the government. He was offered a job as Minister of Youth, but he chose not to take it.
He later helped start a new political group in Egypt called the Freedom Egypt Party. This party supports liberal ideas, which means they believe in individual rights and freedoms.
In 2012, Amr Hamzawy was elected to the Egyptian Parliament. He represented the Heliopolis area and other nearby cities.
In 2013, he supported a campaign that asked for early presidential elections in Egypt. After a military takeover happened, he spoke out. He disagreed with shutting down some TV channels and holding President Morsi and other leaders. He wrote in a newspaper that people should not be hateful towards the Muslim Brotherhood.
Personal Life
Amr Hamzawy married Egyptian actress Basma Hassan in 2012. They later divorced in 2019.
Selected Books and Articles
Amr Hamzawy has written many books and articles. Here are a few examples:
- A Margin for Democracy in Egypt - The Story of An Unsuccessful Transition (in Arabic), 2014
- "On Religion, Politics, and Democratic Legitimacy in Egypt," Carnegie Middle East Center, 2013
- "Remarks on Political Writing and its Role in Defending Democracy, Freedoms, and Human Rights" (in Arabic), 2013
- Between Religion and Politics, co-authored with Nathan J. Brown (political scientist), 2010
- The Arab Future: Debates on Democracy, Political Islam, and Resistance (in Arabic), 2010
- Human Rights in the Arab World: Independent Voices (co-editor), 2008
See Also
- Asmaa Mahfouz
- George Ishak
- Ahmed Ghanem
- Wael Ghonim
- Hossam el-Hamalawy
- Mona Seif
