Hazem Hosny (Arabic: حازم حسني; also spelled Hazem Hosni; 1951 – 4 February 2024) was an Egyptian political scientist. He was Professor of Political Science at Cairo University.
Hazem Hosny | |
|---|---|
حازم حسني | |
| Born | 1951 |
| Died | (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Political scientist |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Cairo University |
Background
editHazem Hosny was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1951.[1] He died on 4 February 2024, at the age of 73.[2]
Criticism of Sisi
editHosny criticised the policies of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi with Mahmoud Refaat. In January 2018 he supported Sami Anan's bid to contest Sisi in the 2018 Egyptian presidential election.[3][4]
Arrest
editHosny was arrested without a warrant and held incommunicado in late September 2019 during the 2019 Egyptian protests.[5] His legal defence team called for him to be released immediately.[6] Hosny had earlier described Mohamed Ali, who earlier in September had published a video accusing Sisi of corruption and calling for street protests, as playing a "positive role" and described the new protest movement as having the potential to affect the "international formula that largely determines Sisi's continued rule". Hosny argued in favour of "[stripping] Sisi of his dictatorial control of the Egyptian state".[6]
Egyptian authorities released Hosny on 23 February 2021, after he spent about a year and a half in pre-trial detention, under the condition that he stay at home as part of his conditional release.[7]
References
edit- ^ بعد وفاته.. من هو الدكتور حازم حسني أستاذ العلوم السياسية؟ (in Arabic)
- ^ مصر: الموت يغيّب الأكاديمي البارز حازم حسني (in Arabic)
- ^ Mohamed Abdel Maguid, Ex-chief of staff Sami Anan announces presidential bid, Egypt Today, 20 January 2018.
- ^ Egypt's former army chief of staff Anan announces 2018 presidential elections bid, Ahram Online, 20 January 2018
- ^ "Egypt: More than 1,100 protesters arrested after demonstration". Al Jazeera English. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Lawyer: Egypt releases activist after 17 months of detention". AP NEWS. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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