Mortada Mansour
Mortada Ahmed Mohamed Mansour (Arabic: مرتضى أحمد محمد منصور; born 17 June 1952 in Cairo) is an Egyptian lawyer who served as president of Zamalek SC in several tenures.
Mortada Mansour | |
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| مرتضى منصور | |
Mortada Mansour in 2014 | |
| 21st, 23rd, 31st, 32nd, and 36th President of Zamalek SC | |
| In office 12 February 2022 – 3 August 2023 | |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Moussa (interim) |
| In office 22 November 2021 – 12 February 2022 Acting | |
| Preceded by | Hussein Labib (interim) |
| In office 25 November 2017 – 29 November 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Bakry (interim) |
| In office 29 March 2014 – 25 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kamal Darwish |
| In office 3 April 2006 – 10 August 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Morsi Atallah |
| Succeeded by | Raouff Gasser |
| In office 3 April 2005 – 21 December 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Kamal Darwish |
| Succeeded by | Morsi Atallah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mortada Ahmed Mohamed Mansour 18 June 1952 Shubra, Cairo Governorate, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Spouse | Nagwa El Deeb |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Education and Politics edit
Mansour studied law at Ain Shams University, and graduated in 1974.[1] He later worked at Ismailia Procuracy, before he became a president court.[2]
After two failed attempts in 1990 and 1995, he became a member of the Egyptian Parliament, from 2000 to 2005, then from 2015 to 2020,[3] representing Dakahlia Governorate.[4]
Mansour announced his intention on 6 April 2014 to pursue the presidency in the 2014 Egyptian presidential election,[5][6] though he withdrew on 19 April and announced his support for former defense minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for the presidency.[7]
Career at Zamalek edit
Mansour joined Zamalek in 1992, then he served as a board member from 1996 until 2001, when he became vice-president to Kamal Darwish, before winning the club's presidential election against the latter in April 2005.[2] In December 2005, Egyptian Minister of Youth, Mamdouh El-Beltagy, declared the dissolution of Zamalek's board of directors, in which Morsi Atallah was appointed as president until the next elections; however, Mansour returned to his position in April 2006.[2]
In August 2006, Minister of Sport, Hassan Sakr, announced the second dissolution of the board, as Mansour was sentenced on charges of insulting the head of a judicial body, El-Sayed Naofel, and trying to storm his office. Mansour was imprisoned in 2007 for three years,[8] which was later reduced to one year. In 2009, he lost the elections against Mamdouh Abbas, before defeating Kamal Darwish in 2014.[2] In November 2017, he won another election to remain as president for another three-year tenure.[9]
On 4 October 2020, the board of directors of the Egyptian Olympic Committee decided to suspend Mortada Mansour from practicing any sporting activity in Egypt for four years, based on complaints submitted by the president of Al-Ahly, Mahmoud El Khatib, and many others.[10] On 22 November 2021, Mansour and his board of directors officially returned back to Zamalek SC management, following the departure of the normalization committee until the club's next elections.[11]
On 12 February 2022, he returned to his position at Zamalek for the third time, by defeating Major general Ahmad Suleiman in the elections held by the club through the general assembly.[12][13]
On 25 February 2023, Mansour turned himself in to Egyptian authorities to serve a one-month prison sentence at Wadi el-Natrun, over a defamation case against Al-Ahly president Mahmoud El Khatib.[14] On 30 March, he resumed his duties at Zamalek after serving his prison sentence.[15] On 16 April, the Court of administrative justice ruled that Minister of Youth and Sports, Ashraf Sobhy, had to remove Mansour from his position as Zamalek president.[16] On 3 August, he announced his departure from Zamalek four months after the court's decision, ahead of club's elections on 31 October.[17]
Personal life edit
Mansour is married to Najwa al-Deeb, with whom he has two sons and one daughter.
Opinions edit
Mansour has called the day of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, 25 January, "the worst-ever day in Egypt's history".[18] He also holds very strict and negative thoughts and comments towards Zamalek SC's arch rival, Al-Ahly, and consistently accuses them of manipulating the Egyptian football federation for fixing the schedules in their favor. He also believed that black magic and genies were responsible for Zamalek SC's bad luck and poor performances.[19]
Mansour is a vocal critic of actresses and their dresses in Egyptian media.[20] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he criticized robots like Sophia and her manufacturers for imitating God's creation, when he said:
God punishes us "humanity" because we tried to challenge him by making a "robot" to compete with the Creator, a robot that speaks and roams the whole world.
Legal issues and controversies edit
In September 2018, Mansour was suspended by CAF for one year with a fee of 40,000 USD, as he offended its President Ahmad Ahmad and General Secretary Amr Fahmy.[23]
In January 2020, the Egyptian parliament led by Ali Abdel Aal refused three demands to strip Mansour of immunity, due to the presence of malicious suspicion of the complaints, and previous disagreements between him and the accusers.[24] In August, there was a hearing in the Egyptian parliament whether to lift immunity of Mansour, following a voice leak, in which he insulted Al-Ahly president Mahmoud El Khatib and his former player Mahmoud Kahraba. In the meantime, Mansour claimed that his phone was hacked by a Qatari intelligence officer.[25]
On 24 January 2023, Mark Clattenburg who served as president of the Egyptian Referees Committee resigned from his position and left Egypt, due to threats from fans after Mansour alleged that he was in a gay relationship.[26]
References edit
- ^ "دخلت كلية الحقوق صدفة.. مرتضى منصور يكشف عن مهنته قبل العمل فى المحاماة.. فيديو". elbalad.news (in Arabic). 4 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d Abdulrahman, Mahmoud (12 November 2017). "انتخابات الزمالك | مرتضى منصور .. الحاكم بأمره" (in Arabic). Goal.com.
- ^ "Mortada Mansour Loses Parliamentary Elections". Egyptian Streets. 10 November 2020.
- ^ . ahram.org (in Arabic). 3 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-05-05.
- ^ "Mortada Mansour announces presidential bid". Daily News Egypt. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Mortada Mansour to run for president". Mada Masr. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Lawyer Mortada Mansour withdraws from presidential race". Ahram Online. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ . radiosawa.com (in Arabic). 2 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2019-04-21.
- ^ (in Arabic). ahram.org. 25 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-28.
- ^ "Olympic Committee decides to suspend Mortada Mansour for 4 years". Al Khaleej Today. 5 October 2020.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Mortada Mansour returns to Zamalek". 22 November 2021.
- ^ "نتائج انتخابات الزمالك.. مرتضى منصور رئيسا للمرة الثالثة". العين الرياضية (in Arabic). 12 February 2022.
- ^ (in Arabic). akhbarelyom.com. 12 February 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-02-12.
- ^ Zaineldine, Amina (25 February 2023). "Mortada Mansour Jailed for One Month, Turns Himself In". Egyptian Streets.
- ^ "Zamalek announce Mansour return". African Football. 1 April 2023.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Administrative justice court displaces Mansour as Zamalek president". KingFut. 16 April 2023.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Mortada Mansour announces Zamalek departure". KingFut. 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Egypt's crackdown". The Economist. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "مرتضى منصور: السحر والجن وراء تراجع أداء الزمالك". Al Jazeera (in Arabic). 25 December 2019.
- ^ "بالفيديو - مرتضى منصور يهاجم رانيا يوسف بشراسة.. ماذا قال؟". lahamag.com (in Arabic). 21 September 2019.
- ^ "فيديو.. مرتضى منصور: كورونا عقاب من الله بسبب صناعة روبوت ينافس خلقه". alwafd.news (in Arabic). 18 March 2020.
- ^ "مرتضى منصور: الكورونا عقاب رباني شديد للعالم بعد صناعة الصين روبوت شبيه بالإنسان". ifm.tn (in Arabic). 28 April 2020.
- ^ . BBC (in Arabic). 29 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-01.
- ^ . youm7.com (in Arabic). 28 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-29.
- ^ "تفاصيل رفض البرلمان رفع الحصانة عن مرتضى منصور بـ3 قضايا.. المجلس يسمع أقواله فى فيديو سب وقذف الخطيب..ويتهم مخابرات قطر باختراق هاتفه وفبركة فيديو جنسى..والنواب يتبنى مبادرة للم الشمل بين رئيسى الأهلى والزمالك". youm7.com (in Arabic). 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg leaves Egypt following threats from fans after Zamalek president Mortada Mansour incorrectly claimed he was in a gay relationship". talkSPORT. 24 January 2023.