Sayed Meshaal

Sayed Meshaal (born 1942) is a former Egyptian politician. He was minister of military production from 1999 to 2011.

Life

Sayed Meshaal graduated with a B.Sc. in chemistry from Cairo University.[1] In 2000 he was elected a National Democratic Party MP, and remained an MP for almost a decade.

He was minister for military production throughout the 2004-2011 Nazif Cabinet. In 2010 Mostafa Bakry, running against Meshaal to represent Helwan Governorate, accused Meshaal of buying votes.[2]

Despite his association with the Mubarak regime, Meshaal managed to keep his position in Essam Sharaf's cabinet after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.[1]

In November 2012 the Administrative Supervisory Authority announced Meshaal was under investigation for corruption.[3]

References

1. Hatem Maher, Army-backed ministers survive reshuffle despite objections, 7 March 2011.
2. Accusations of vote buying in Helwan, Ahram Online, 28 November 2010.
3. Former military production minister investigated for corruption Archived 2013-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, arabia.msn.com, 10 November 2012.