Mohamed Abou El-Ghar
Mohamed Abou El-Ghar | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | July 2, 1940 Shibin El Kom, Monufia Governorate |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Political party | Egyptian Social Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Gynecologist, Political Activist |
Dr. Mohamed Abou El-Ghar, also spelled Abul-Ghar, or Aboulghar (born 2 July 1940 in Shibin El Kom, Egypt) is an Egyptian professor of gynecology at the Cairo University and a political activist.
Abou El-Ghar studied medicine at the Cairo University, and received his doctoral degree in 1969. As a doctor, he acquired prominence as Egypt's pioneer of in vitro fertilisation.[1] He founded with other professors the "March 9th Movement for the Independence of Universities" against the security control on the Egyptian universities. Now, he demands democratisation of Egyptian universities.[2]
After the 2011 Egyptian revolution Abou El-Ghar has founded with some Egyptian political activists, including Amr Hamzawy, and Daoud Abdel Sayed, the left liberal Egyptian Social Democratic Party.[3] Moreover, he is a spokesman of the National Association for Change close to Mohamed ElBaradei.[1]
He is on the board of trustees of the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development[4]
References
- ^ a b Gynecologist, political critic - Mohamed Abul Ghar, Youm7, retrieved 25 June 2011
- ^ Abdul Aziz, Manal (8 June 2011), "Egypt's academics push for electing top administrators", The Egyptian Gazette, retrieved 25 June 2011
- ^ Farag, Fatemah, "Mohamed Abul-Ghar: The doctor is in", Al-Ahram Weekly On-line, retrieved 25 June 2011
- ^ Sawiris Cultural Award’s Winners for 2010, SawirisFoundation.org, retrieved 25 June 2011