Ali Abdel Aal Sayyed Ahmed (Arabic: علي عبد العال; born 29 November 1948) is an Egyptian law professor and politician. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives between 10 January 2016 and 12 January 2021. As law professor he worked at Ain Shams University and specialized in constitutional law.
Ali Abdel Aal | |
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 Ali Abdel Aal in 2016 | |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 10 January 2016 – 12 January 2021 | |
| Appointed by | House of Representatives |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Deputy | Mahmoud El Sherif Suleiman Wahdan |
| Preceded by | Saad El-Katatni (2012) |
| Succeeded by | Hanafi Ali Gibali |
| Prime Minister | Sherif Ismail Moustafa Madbouly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 November 1948 Nagaa El-Shaikh Ibrahim, Aswan, Egypt |
| Political party | For the Love of Egypt |
Career edit
Abdel Aal was born on 29 November 1948,[1] in Nagaa El-Shaikh Ibrahim, Daraw, Aswan Governorate.[2]
He studied law and obtained a degree from Ain Shams University in 1972. The next year he started working as a deputy to a prosecutor. In 1974 he became a university lecturer.[1] Ten years later he obtained his PhD in State at the University of Paris.[1][3]
Abdel Aal was cultural attaché in the city of his alma mater from 1987 to 1991. The next year he served as constitutional advisor to the Parliament of Egypt. In 1993 he helped with the drafting of the Constitution of Ethiopia. As a constitutional advisor he was employed by the Royal Court of Kuwait between 1993 and 2011.[1][3] Abdel Aal worked as constitutional law professor at Ain Shams University.[1][4]
Abdel Aal was one of the constitutional experts who worked on the Egyptian Constitution of 2014.[1][5] In 2015 he was the head of a committee which drafted three new electoral laws.[6]
In the 2015 parliamentary elections Abdel Aal was elected on the For the Love of Egypt list for the Aswan Constituency.[1] He was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on 10 January 2016. He obtained 401 of 585 votes.[3]
In 2019, Abdel Aal defended President Sisi in fall 2019, but via a favorable comparison to Adolf Hitler. “Hitler has his mistakes," he reportedly commented. "But what enabled him to expand east and west was the country's infrastructure he built. Even now that is the engine that drove Germany to become a top-tier country." He said "harsh measures" are required when "institutions are built and infrastructure is laid down". He later said his words had been taken "out of context"; pro-government sources reported his comments.[7][8]
After the 2020 Egyptian parliamentary election Abdel Aal obtained a seat in parliament, but did not run for re-election as Speaker and was succeeded by Hanafi Ali Gibali on 12 January 2021.[9] In February 2021 several MP's called upon Abdel Aal to attend parliament or resign as MP.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g "Meet parliament's new speaker: Ali Abdelaal". Egypt Independent. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
- ^ "أبناء أسوان يحتفون بالدورة البرلمانية المنقضية برئاسة على عبد العال". youm7.com (in Arabic). 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Implications of Ali Abdel-Aal's Election as Parliament Speaker". RCSS. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Constitutional law professor Abdel-Al named Egypt's parliament speaker". Ahram Online. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Update: Law Professor Ali Abdel Aal elected parliamentary speaker". Mada Masr. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ "Meet newly-elected speaker of Egypt's parliament Ali Abdel-Al". Ahram Online. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ Samaan, Magdy (2 October 2019). "President Sisi softening grip on Egypt". The Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019. (subscription required)
- ^ "Egypt's speaker praises Hitler to justify government spending". BBC News. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Gamal Essam El-Din (13 January 2021). "Egypt new House of Representatives: A law-laden session". ahramonline. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021.
- ^ Essam El-Din, Gamal (15 February 2021). "MPs ask former parliament speaker Ali Abdel-Aal to attend meetings or resign". Ahram Online. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022.