Khaled Dawoud
Khaled Dawoud | |
|---|---|
| Leader of the Constitution Party | |
| In office 25 January 2017[1] – 13 May 2018[2] | |
| Preceded by | Hala Shukrallah[3] |
| Succeeded by | Sayyed Kassem (interim)[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Egyptian Social Democratic Party[4] Constitution Party Pioneer Party[5] |
Khaled Dawoud is the former leader of the Constitution Party of Egypt.[6]
Career
Dawoud has been a journalist for Al-Ahram Weekly since 1996.[7]
Dawoud was a founding member of the Pioneer Party and planned to run in the 2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election.[5]
Dawoud resigned as a spokesperson for the National Salvation Front (NSF) on 16 August 2013 in protest at the support of police violence against Mohamed Morsi supporters by the NSF.[8] Dawoud was stabbed by Mohammed Morsi supporters on 4 October 2013.[9]
He was appointed the head of the Constitution Party on 25 January 2017[1] and resigned as the head of the party on 13 May 2018.[2]
Following video releases by Mohamed Ali in September 2019 accusing Sisi of corruption and calling for anti-Sisi street protests, Dawoud called for investigations of the corruption claims. He was arrested on 25 September 2019, after protests across Egypt started on 21 and 22 September.[10] On 14 April 2020, Dawoud was released from jail.[11]
Dawoud ran against Gameela Ismail for the leadership of the party in June 2022, which he lost.[12]
He resigned as the spokesperson of the Civil Democratic Movement over the shifting of decision-making from a consensual model to a vote-based model, and later joined the Egyptian Social Democratic Party.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Al-Dostour Party designates Khaled Dawoud as new president". Daily News Egypt. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Khaled Dawoud resigns as head of Egypt's Dostour party". Ahram Online. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Hala Shukrallah's term as Constitution Party leader ends". Ahram Online. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Khaled Dawoud: 10 Years Without Regulatory Accountability in Egypt (Interview)", Zawia3, 31 May 2024, retrieved 10 January 2026
- ^ a b "Islamists ally against Muslim Brotherhood", Egypt Independent, 15 October 2011, retrieved 10 January 2026
- ^ "Egypt opposition urges voters to reject constitutional amendments". Al Jazeera English. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Kouddous, Sharif Abdel (October 2013). "What Happened to Egypt's Liberals After the Coup?". The Nation. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
- ^ "NSF says Egypt facing attempts by Muslim Brotherhood to overthrew state". Ahram Online. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Constitution Party's Khaled Dawoud stabbed by 'pro-Morsi protesters'". Ahram Online. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "Egypt arrests prominent critics of Sisi with 1,400 detained since Friday protests". Middle East Eye. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Egyptian journalist Khaled Dawoud freed from jail". Al Jazeera English. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Essam El-Din, Gamal (27 July 2022). "Newly-elected head of Egypt's Dostour Party invited to national dialogue". Ahram Online. Retrieved 20 January 2026.