Colonel Mohamed Abdul Salam Mahgoub (born in 1935 in Dakahlia Governorate

Dakahlia Governorate

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) is an Egypt

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ian politician. Since 2006, he has been the Minister of Local Development in the Cabinet of Egypt

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. He was previously Governor of Alexandria Governorate, his term expiring upon his appointment to the Cabinet.

Prior to entering politics, Maghoub had been an officer of the Egyptian Army

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The Egyptian Army is the largest service branch within the Egyptian Armed Forces and holds power in the current Egyptian government. It is estimated to number around 379,000, in addition to 479,000 reservists for a total of 858,000 strong. The modern army was created in the 1820s, and during the...

, having graduated from the Egyptian Military Academy

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 in 1955 with a degree in military science

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. He was assigned as military attaché

Military attaché

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 in several Egyptian embassies around the world prior to being appointed Vice-Chair of National Security in 1992. He subsequently served as Governor of Ismaïlia

Ismaïlia

-Notable natives:*Osman Ahmed Osman, a famous and influential Egyptian engineer, contractor, entrepreneur, and politician, was born in this town on 6 April 1917....

 prior to being reassigned to Alexandria in 1997.

Mahgoub is currently seeking election

Egyptian parliamentary election, 2010

The Egyptian parliamentary elections of 2010 first voting round was held in Egypt on 28 November 2010 and the second round was held on 5 December 2010....

 to the People's Assembly

People's Assembly of Egypt

The People's Assembly is the lower house of Egypt's bicameral parliament. In spite of its lower status, however, it plays a more important role in drafting legislation and day-to-day legislative duties than the Shura Council, the upper house....

 for the District of al-Raml in Alexandria

Alexandria

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, seeking to replace the retiring Sobhy Saleh Moussa Abu Amer.