Overview Dr. Ahmed Said is a prominent Egyptian businessman in the IT sector and a leading political figure in Egypt. He was at Tahrir Square ever since the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 started, which led to the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak. Dr. Said was one of the founders, and the first elected president of the Free Egyptians Party (FEP); a party that was founded in April 2011 and is backed by leading business, political, and cultural leaders. The FEP supports the principles of a liberal, democratic, and secular political order in post-Mubarak Egypt. Dr. Said participated in the FEP's political rally that took place among the Maspero demonstrations, which led to the massacre of many protesters. He was among those who were injured and eventually hospitalized. He then won a seat in the Egyptian parliamentary elections of November 2011. And in 2012 he was key in forming the National Salvation Front, an alliance of Egyptian political parties formed to defeat Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s 2012 constitutional declaration. Following Mohamed ElBaradei’s resignation, Dr. Said stepped up as the Front’s secretary-general from July 2013 up until January 2014. In 2014 Dr. Said was elected as vice president to Al Ahly club, the most internationally successful football club in the world. In 2015 Dr. Said won a seat once again representing the Cairo governorate in a newly elected parliament currently serving a five year term as an MP. On the professional level, Dr. Said has extensive experience in planning and management consultancy. His areas of expertise also include local government, decentralization and Management Information Systems Development. During his work with the Egyptian Cabinet from 1994-1998 he managed the national illiteracy project. And in 1997, along with his brother, a former IBM executive, Dr. Said founded the Global Brands Group, an IT company that has become one of Egypt's leading technology providers. Personal Life Dr. Said won the Open Championship of Egypt in swimming at the age of 15. He later dominated the 100m Butterfly stroke event on both the local Arab and African level from 1977 until 1984, when he stopped competing. His African record remained unbroken until 1987. His swimming career was crowned by representing Egypt at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Dr. Said is now married with three kids. Education • B.A in Political Science from The American University in Cairo 1985 (AUC). • MSc in Public Policy from The London School of Economics 1988 • PhD in Public Policy from Cairo University 2002.