Ali El Selmi (Arabic: علي السلمي; born 3 December 1936) is an Egyptian liberal academic and politician who served as a deputy prime minister from July to December 2011 in the interim government in Egypt.
Ali El Selmi | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| In office 16 July 2011 – 2 December 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Essam Sharaf |
| Preceded by | Yehia Gammal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ali Mohamed Abdel Hafiz El Selmi 3 December 1936 Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Political party | Wafd Party |
| Website | Official website |
Career
editSelmi is a professor of economics and a senior member of the liberal Wafd Party.[1] As of 2012 he was also deputy head of the party.[2] Selmi served as the minister of administrative development. He was appointed deputy prime minister for political affairs in the interim government headed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on 16 July 2011.[1][3] Selmi replaced Yehia Gammal in the post, who resigned from office.[1]
Selmi announced shortly after his appointment that the privatization program had been ended.[4] On 1 November 2011, the cabinet announced a set of principles developed by Selmi regarding the prospective constitution of Egypt, which were officially called the "Declaration of the Fundamental Principles of the New Egyptian State", but more commonly known as "Selmi document".[5][6] The document supported the increased role and political influence of the Egyptian army.[5] On 18 November 2011, it was protested by hundreds of thousands of Egyptians in the Tahrir square.[7] Selmi's tenure lasted until December 2011 when the interim cabinet resigned.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Issandr El Amrani (17 July 2011). "New Egyptian finance minister appointed". Financial Times. Cairo. Retrieved 2 March 2013. (subscription required)
- ^ "Politicians Call for Amending Peace Treaty, Deploying Forces to Protect Borders". Aswat Masriya. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2013 – via allAfrica. (subscription required)
- ^ "Political parties and powers to approve El-Selmi document, on condition it is amended". Ahram Online. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ Patrick Martin (22 July 2011). "Egyptian military delays election as opposition mounts". World Socialist Web Site. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ a b Mahmoud Hamad (2012). "The Constitutional Challenges in Post-Mubarak Egypt". Insight Turkey. 14 (1): 51–69.
- ^ Mohamed Mahmoud (8 November 2011). "Debate intensifies over Egypt's constitutional principles document". Al Shorfa. Cairo. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ Matt Bradley (19 November 2011). "Islamists Lead a Massive Protest in Cairo". The Wall Street Journal. Cairo. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Sharaf officially announces cabinet resignation". Egypt Independent. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2013.