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| name = Osama Yassin
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| office = Minister of Youth
| primeminister = [[Hisham Qandil]]
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| successor = Khaled Abdel Aziz
| term_start = 2 August 2012
| term_end = 4 June 2013
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| party = [[Freedom and Justice Party (Egypt)|Freedom and Justice Party]]
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'''Osama Yassin Abdel Wahab''' ({{lang-ar|أسامة ياسين عبد الوهاب}}; born 25 December 1964) is the former minister of youth of [[Egypt]]. He was part of the [[Qandil Cabinet]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-egypt-cabinet-idUSBRE8710CU20120802|title=Prominent judge to be Egypt's new justice minister|author=Yasmine Saleh and Ali Abdelaty|date=2 August 2012|accessdate=2 August 2012|agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> and one of the five Freedom and Justice (FJP) members in the first cabinet.<ref name=indegypt>{{cite news|title=The Brothers of the Cabinet|url=http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/brothers-cabinet|accessdate=8 December 2012|newspaper=Egypt Independent|date=10 August 2012}}</ref> He is also one of the leading members of the FJP.<ref name=ashour>{{cite news|last=Ashour|first=Omar|title=Egypt's government, a bit of the new and a lot of the old|url=http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Opinion/Commentary/2012/Aug-10/184077-egypts-government-a-bit-of-the-new-and-a-lot-of-the-old.ashx#axzz2EV6q4m3J|accessdate=8 December 2012|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=10 August 2012}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Yassin was born on 25 December 1964.<ref name=wasins>{{cite web|last=Trager|first=Eric|title=Who's Who in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood|url=http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/whos-who-in-the-muslim-brotherhood#TareqWafiq|publisher=The Washington Institute|accessdate=8 December 2012|date=September 2012}}</ref> He received a BS in medicine and surgery in 1989 and a master's degree in pediatric medicine in 1994.<ref name=wasins/>

==Career==
Yassin served as a medical specialist and advisor in the pediatric unit of [[Ain Shams University]]'s hospital from 1994 to 2010. He is a member of [[World Allergy Organization|the World Allergy Organization]] and a founding member of the Egyptian Pediatric Allergy and Immunity Group.<ref name=wasins/>

==Political career==
Yassin is one of the very active Brotherhood members since he joined the group in 1985 and became the spokesperson for the group. He was a member of the Brotherhood's central Cairo administrative office from 2005 to 2011.<ref name=wasins/> He is a member of the so-called "iron organization," a strong, committed faction in the Brotherhood led by [[Khairat Al-Shater|Khairat Al Shater]], who is the Brotherhood's first deputy chairman and the deputy general guide.<ref name=ashour/>

During [[Egyptian Revolution of 2011]], he acted as the group's field coordinator. In fact, he was the de facto "security chief" in [[Tahrir Square]] during the protests that had resulted in toppling of the former President [[Hosni Mubarak]].<ref name=ashour/> After the revolution, he took part in the establishment of the Freedom and Justice Party, and he was elected to the People's Assembly in November 2011.<ref name=wasins/> In January 2012, he was named the chairman of the parliamentary Youth Committee.<ref name=wasins/> He was among the potential candidates for the head of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) after the election of President [[Mohamed Morsi]].<ref name=indegypt/> He is also the assistant secretary-general of the FJP.<ref>{{cite news|title=Osama Yassin: Revolution Needs President to Head off Anti-Revolution Forces|url=http://www.ikhwanweb.com/article.php?id=29983|accessdate=8 December 2012|newspaper=Ikhwan Web|date=14 May 2012}}</ref> In addition, he is a member of [[Constituent Assembly of Egypt|the Constituent Assembly]] that drafted Egypt's new constitution.<ref name=wasins/>

He was appointed minister of youth to the Qandil cabinet on 2 August 2012.<ref name=indegypt/> He and other FJP members in the cabinet resigned from office on 4 July 2013 following [[2013 coup in Egypt|the 2013 coup]] in Egypt.<ref>{{cite news|title=Egypt Brotherhood ministers present official resignations|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/75724/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-Brotherhood-ministers-present-official-resig.aspx|accessdate=18 July 2013|work=Ahram Online|date=4 July 2013}}</ref> His term officially ended on 16 July 2013 when [[Beblawi Cabinet|the interim government]] led by [[Hazem Al Beblawi]] was formed.<ref name=abi16jul>{{cite news|last=Hauslohner|first=Abigail|title=Interim Egyptian cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/deadly-clashes-erupt-in-cairo-after-us-diplomats-visit/2013/07/16/8fef7e1c-edff-11e2-9008-61e94a7ea20d_story.html|accessdate=16 July 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=16 July 2013|location=Cairo}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Members of the Egyptian Constituent Assembly of 2012]]
[[Category:Freedom and Justice Party (Egypt) politicians]]

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