El Amry Farouk
El Amry Farouk is an Egyptian businessman and Egypt's former minister of state for sports as part of the Qandil cabinet.[1]
El Amry Farouk | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Sports | |
| In office 2 August 2012 – 2 July 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Hisham Qandil |
| Preceded by | Hassan Saqr (as Chairman of National Council for Sports) |
| Succeeded by | Taher Abouzeid |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Political party | Independent |
Career
Farouk is one of the board members of Al Ahly Club.[2] He served as the secretary-general of the Association of Private Schools (APS) in Egypt.[3]
He was appointed minister of state for sports on 2 August 2012.[2] He was one of the independent ministers serving in the cabinet.[2][4] Shortly after his appointment, Farouk fired the Egyptian Football Association's executive committee members and appointed a new board to run the federation.[5] On 2 July 2013, Farouk resigned from office due to mass demonstrations in the country.[6]
References
- "Qandil Cabinet sworn in". The Egypt Monocle. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- "Egypt's newly appointed cabinet" (PDF). American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- Leila, Reem (22–28 May 2008). "Paying the price". Al Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- "Meet Hisham Qandil's new cabinet". Egypt. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- Mazhar, Inas (9–15 August 2012). "League to return". Al Ahram Weekly. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- "Egyptian sports minister resigns". Anadolu Agency. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
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