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Adding local short description: "Egyptian journalist and politician", overriding Wikidata description "Egyptian journalist and FJP politician" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{Short description|Egyptian journalist and politician}}
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{{Infobox Minister
| name = Salah Abdel Maqsoud
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| office = [[Ministry of Information (Egypt)|Minister of Information]]
| primeminister = [[Hisham Qandil]]
| predecessor = Ahmed Anis
| successor = [[Durriyah Sharaf Al Din]]
| term_start = 2 August 2012
| term_end = 4 June 2013
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|6|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sharqia Governorate]], Egypt
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| party = [[Freedom and Justice Party (Egypt)|Freedom and Justice Party]]
| residence =
| alma_mater = [[Cairo University]]
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| nationality = [[Egyptians|Egyptian]]
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'''Salah Abdel Maqsoud''' ({{lang-ar|صلاح عبد المقصود}}) was the minister of information of [[Egypt]] as part of the [[Qandil Cabinet]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/02/world/africa/egypt-cabinet/ |title=Egypt Cabinet ministers sworn in |author=Sarah Sirgany|date=2 August 2012|accessdate=2 August 2012|work=[[CNN]]}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Maqsoud was born on 13 June 1958 in [[Sharqia Governorate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.almogaz.com/news/politics/2013/04/23/871324|title=بالصور والفيديو.. الوزير المتحرش طلع اسمه «متولي».. ونشطاء: كدابين حتى في أساميهم|website=almogaz.com|language=Arabic|date=23 April 2013}}</ref><ref name=trager>{{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#SalahAbdelMaqsoud|publisher=The Washington Institute|accessdate=8 December 2012}}</ref> He received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from [[Cairo University]] in 1980.<ref name=trager/>

==Career==
Maqsoud is a member of [[the Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref name=aawsat>{{cite news|last=Al Shafey|first=Mohammed|title=Interview: Egypt’s Information Minister Salah Abdul-Maqsoud|url=http://www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=5&id=31134|accessdate=29 January 2013|newspaper=Asharq Al Awsat|date=19 September 2012}}</ref><ref name=eldin3aug>{{cite news|last=El Din|first=Gamal Essam|title=Egypt PM Qandil makes some surprise, controversial ministerial choices|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentPrint/1/0/49380/Egypt/0/Egypt-PM-Qandil-makes-some-surprise,-controversial.aspx|accessdate=7 March 2013|newspaper=Ahram Online|date=3 August 2012}}</ref> He is a journalist,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/aug/02/egypt-middleeast|title=Egypt swears in first post-revolution cabinet with plenty of old guard|author=Abdel-Rahman Hussein|date=2 August 2012|accessdate=2 August 2012|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> and was one of the leading figures in the Journalists' Syndicate.<ref name=shukri>{{cite news|last=Shukri|first=Muhammad|title=Egypt's Brotherhood accused of trying to control media|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19245300|accessdate=29 January 2013|work=BBC|date=13 August 2012}}</ref> He began his journalist career in 1979<ref name=aawsat/> and mostly worked for Dar El Tahrir publication house.<ref name=eldin3aug/> He wrote for various Islamist magazines such as ''Dawa al Bashir'' (1985), ''the Banner of Islam'' (1987 and 1994) and ''Harvest of Thought'' (1992).<ref name=aawsat/> He also served as the head of the Arab Media Center, which is the media training center of the Muslim Brotherhood.<ref name=nadine>{{cite news|last=El Sayed|first=Nadine|title=Muslim Brothers in the Cabinet: The Strategic Five|url=http://www.egypttoday.com/news/display/article/artId:934/Muslim-Brothers-in-the-Cabinet-The-Strategic-Five/secId:64|accessdate=29 January 2013|newspaper=Egypt Today|date=1 September 2012}}</ref>

Maqsoud became a member of [[Freedom and Justice Party (Egypt)|the Freedom and Justice Party]] and worked as a spokesman during the election campaign of [[Mohamed Morsi]].<ref name=shukri/> He also writes articles for the website of the party.<ref name=dnews4812/> He was appointed minister of information to the cabinet headed by [[Hisham Qandil]] on 2 August 2012, replacing Ahmed Anis.<ref name=eldin3aug/><ref name=dnews4812>{{cite news|last=Enein|first=Ahmed Aboul|title=Qandil cabinet is more Islamist than it appears|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2012/08/04/qandil-cabinet-is-more-islamist-than-it-appears/|accessdate=29 January 2013|newspaper=Daily News|date=4 August 2012}}</ref> 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|newspaper=Ahram Online|date=4 July 2013}}</ref> His term officially ended on 16 July 2013 when [[Beblawi Cabinet|the interim cabinet]] led by prime minister [[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>

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[[Category:Government ministers of Egypt]]
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[[Category:Egyptian journalists]]
[[Category:Freedom and Justice Party (Egypt) politicians]]
[[Category:People from Sharqia Governorate]]

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->Simeon: Adding local short description: "Egyptian journalist and politician", overriding Wikidata description "Egyptian journalist and FJP politician" (Shortdesc helper)