Subhi Saleh
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Subhi Saleh is an Egyptian lawyer and a prominent member of the Muslim Brotherhood
. From 2005 to 2010, he represented the Alexandria district of Ramla in the Parliament of Egypt
, belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood bloc. On April 2, 2003, he was arrested (along with other members of Alexandria's Muslim Brotherhood leadership). On February 15, 2011, he was appointed to the Egyptian constitutional review committee of 2011
.
He was jailed for three days during the events of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
Muslim Brotherhood
The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an...
. From 2005 to 2010, he represented the Alexandria district of Ramla in the Parliament of Egypt
Parliament of Egypt
The Parliament of Egypt is the currently dissolved bicameral legislature of Egypt. The Parliament is located in Cairo, Egypt's capital. As the legislative branch of the Egyptian government, the Parliament enacts laws, approves the general policy of the State, the general plan for economic and...
, belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood bloc. On April 2, 2003, he was arrested (along with other members of Alexandria's Muslim Brotherhood leadership). On February 15, 2011, he was appointed to the Egyptian constitutional review committee of 2011
Egyptian constitutional review committee of 2011
A committee formed in February 2011 by the Egyptian military following suspension of the constitution during the 2011 Egyptian revolution. The committee's purpose is to review the constitution of Egypt, to be ratified by a referendum.-Aims and composition:...
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He was jailed for three days during the events of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.