Mortada Mansour

Mortada Ahmed Mohamed Mansour (Arabic: مرتضى أحمد محمد منصور‎; born 17 June 1952 in Cairo) is an Egyptian lawyer who was elected as the chairman of Zamalek SC on 29 March 2014, and is currently one of the most influential and controversial people within the political and football industries.[1] Mansour announced his intention on 6 April 2014 to pursue the presidency in the 2014 Egyptian presidential election,[2] though he withdrew on 19 April and announced his support for former defense minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for the presidency.[3]

"Mortada Mansour", by Carlos Latuff, 2011

Football

Mortada is a very controversial figure who consistently makes the headlines for challenging those that disagree with him. One of his main court battles was against the ultras, which he saw as a national security threat. After years of battles in the courts of Egypt, Mortada Mansour achieved his aim and ultras were banned in Egypt.

Politics

Mansour is a member of the Egyptian Parliament.

Opinions

Mansour has called the day of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, 25 January, "the worst-ever day in Egypt's history".[4] 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.

References
  1. "Mortada Mansour announces presidential bid". Daily News Egypt. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  2. "Mortada Mansour to run for president". Mada Masr. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. "Lawyer Mortada Mansour withdraws from presidential race". Ahram Online. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  4. "Egypt's crackdown". The Economist. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.


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