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[[File:Ibrahim Shoukry and the Egyptian Labour party demonstration 1985.jpg|thumb|Ibrahim Shoukry and the Egyptian Labour party demonstration in 1985]] |
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'''Ibrahim Shoukry''' (22 September 1916 – 5 August 2008) was an Egyptian politician. |
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==Life== |
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Graduated from Faculty of Agriculture 1939, Cairo University taking his duty to help farmers in more efficient and modernized farming methods. |
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He graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at [[Cairo University]] in 1937.{{cn|date=October 2022}} |
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Fought against the British invasion of Egypt and was named the alive martyr "Al Shaheed Al Hay" as he was wounded among other friends who were killed in the strike against the British invasion. He was imprisoned a couple of times for his articles against the king of Egypt. He was one of the main initiators and promoters of the Agricultural Reform Program for Egypt, implemented by the 1952 Revolution Authority, whereby land was confiscated from the rich and distributed to farmers. In line with his beliefs he distributed large areas of his own land to farmers. |
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He fought against the [[British occupation of Egypt]] and was named the alive martyr '''Al Shaheed Al Hay''' as he was wounded among other friends who were killed in the student demonstrations against the British occupiers in 1935. |
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Member of parliament several times. |
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Governor of Al Wadi Al Gadeed. |
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Minister of Agriculture until he resigned to start up the Socialist Labour Party. |
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He was first [[1945 Egyptian parliamentary election|elected to parliament in 1945]], as the youngest member. Later he was imprisoned for his articles against [[King Farouk of Egypt]] in 1952 whilst in parliament. In July 1952 members of the Egyptian army [[Egyptian Revolution of 1952|ousted Farouk]], and Shoukry was freed to continue his journey in public service. |
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Established [[Socialist Labour Party (Egypt)|Socialist Labour Party]] "Hezb Al Amal" 1978. He is an Egyptian who really loves his country and who has devoted his life to serving his country in many different ways. |
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He was re-elected to Parliament and proposed the laws of agricultural reform to benefit deprived farmers, giving away acres of land that he owned himself. He was a pioneer of cultivating desert land expanding Egypt's agricultural activity from the confines of the narrow [[Nile delta]] and valley. |
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Engineer Ibrahim Shoukry has four sons and four daughters. |
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In 1974 he was appointed as Governor of Al Wadi Al Gadeed (the [[New Valley Governorate]]). He was [[Minister of Agriculture|Minister of Agriculture and Cultivation]] until his resignation in 1978 to found the [[Socialist Labour Party (Egypt)|Socialist Labour Party]]. |
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He was elected to parliament in 1978, 1984 and 1987, where he led the coalition of opposition parties against the ruling [[National Democratic Party (Egypt)|National Democratic Party]] headed by the then Egyptian President [[Hosni Mubarak]]. Shoukry remained Head of the Labour Party until the Egyptian Government, supported by emergency law imposed since the beginning of Mubarak's rule in 1981, suspended the party and its official newspaper ''[[Al-Shaab (newspaper)|Al-Shaab]]'' (The People) in 2000 because of its fierce opposition of Mubarak's policies. |
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Shoukry gradually retreated from public life because of ill health until his death on 5 August 2008 at the age of 92. |
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Ibrahim Shoukry (22 September 1916 – 5 August 2008) was an Egyptian politician.
Life
[edit]Shoukry was born on September 22, 1916, in Cairo to a wealthy well-reputed Egyptian family, son of Mahmoud Shoukry.
He graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at Cairo University in 1937.[citation needed]
He fought against the British occupation of Egypt and was named the alive martyr Al Shaheed Al Hay as he was wounded among other friends who were killed in the student demonstrations against the British occupiers in 1935.
He was first elected to parliament in 1945, as the youngest member. Later he was imprisoned for his articles against King Farouk of Egypt in 1952 whilst in parliament. In July 1952 members of the Egyptian army ousted Farouk, and Shoukry was freed to continue his journey in public service.
He was re-elected to Parliament and proposed the laws of agricultural reform to benefit deprived farmers, giving away acres of land that he owned himself. He was a pioneer of cultivating desert land expanding Egypt's agricultural activity from the confines of the narrow Nile delta and valley.
In 1974 he was appointed as Governor of Al Wadi Al Gadeed (the New Valley Governorate). He was Minister of Agriculture and Cultivation until his resignation in 1978 to found the Socialist Labour Party.
He was elected to parliament in 1978, 1984 and 1987, where he led the coalition of opposition parties against the ruling National Democratic Party headed by the then Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Shoukry remained Head of the Labour Party until the Egyptian Government, supported by emergency law imposed since the beginning of Mubarak's rule in 1981, suspended the party and its official newspaper Al-Shaab (The People) in 2000 because of its fierce opposition of Mubarak's policies.
Shoukry gradually retreated from public life because of ill health until his death on 5 August 2008 at the age of 92.
References
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