| Elsayyid Elbadawi | |
|---|---|
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| Chairperson of the New Wafd Party | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 28 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmoud Abaza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elsayyid Elbadawi Shehata 1950 (age 74–75) Tanta, Egypt |
| Political party | Al-Wafd Party |
Elsayyid Elbadawi Shehata (Egyptian Arabic: السيد البدوى شحاته, IPA: [esˈsæjjed elˈbædæwi ʃeˈħæːtæ]; born 1950) is an Egyptian businessman and the former President of El-Wafd Party. He is the head of the Board of Directors of Al-Hayah Egyptian television network.
Early life
Badawi was born in 1950 and grew up in Tanta governorate. He graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Alexandria in 1973.
Career
Badawi started his political career in the 1980s and joined Wafd Party in 1980 where he was elected as secretary general of the party in 2000.
References
- Fouad Badrawi give up running for the presidency of Al-Wafd Party in favor of El-Sayyid el-Badawi Archived 2010-05-07 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Dustour
- Dr. El-Sayyid el-Badawi Archived 2010-11-12 at the Wayback Machine, Wafd Party website
- "el-Sayyid el-Badawi, a media tycoon and politician". Egypt Today.
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