Nationality Egyptian Role Egyptian Politician Organizations founded Kefaya Name George Isaac Home town Port Said | Alma mater Cairo University Party Constitution Party Citizenship Egyptian Education Cairo University | |
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Native name جورج إسحاق (George Ishak) Born 1938 Port Said, Egypt Occupation Politician, schoolteacher Political party National Bloc
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Constitution Party People also search for Amin Iskander, Said Abdel Sattar, Abu Ola Madi, Mohamed Saeed Idris, Ahmed Bahaa Shaban | ||
George Isaac (Arabic: جورج إسحاق) is an Egyptian politician and activist. During the later part of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, he co-founded the grassroots Kefaya opposition movement.
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Following the 2011 Egyptian Revolution that toppled Mubarak, Issac became a member of the Constitution Party and a critic of President Mohamed Morsi, elected in 2012. He is a member of the Coptic Catholic Church.
Early years
Born and raised in Port Said, Isaac graduated from Cairo University with a BA in history and began his career as a teacher and later as a consultant. Politically active at a young age, he was a member of Egypt's Constitution Party.
Political activism
Isaac was a founding member, leader, and coordinator of the Kefaya opposition group, the unofficial moniker of the National Association for Change, a grassroots coalition which prior to the 2011 revolution drew its support from across Egypt’s political spectrum. It was a platform for protest against Hosni Mubarak’s presidency; political corruption and stagnation; "the blurring of the lines between power and wealth; and human rights.
During the 2012 Egyptian protests, Isaac urged President Mohamed Morsi to withdraw his constitutional declaration. On 8 December, after Morsi sought to address some of the protesters' demands, Isaac said that Morsi’s new declaration "does not answer people’s demands", and the work would continue.