Bassem Ouda

Bassem Kamal Mohamed Ouda (Arabic: باسم كمال محمد عودة, born 16 April 1970), commonly known as Bassem Ouda, is an Egyptian politician who is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP). He served as Egypt's Minister of Supply and Interior Trade between January and July 2013, when he resigned due to the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état. He was later arrested, tried and sentenced to death in politically motivated trials.

Bassem Ouda
Bassem Ouda in 2013
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade
In office
5 January 2013 – 4 July 2013
Prime MinisterHesham Qandil
Preceded byZeid Mohamed
Succeeded byMuhamed Abu Shadi
Personal details
Born (1970-03-16) March 16, 1970
NationalityEgyptian
Political partyFreedom and Justice Party
Alma materCairo University

Early life

Bassem Kamal Mohamed Ouda was born in Algeria in 1970.[1]

Career

Ouda was one of the candidates for the secretariat of the FJP in 2011.[2] He was the head of the fuel file in President Mohamed Morsi's 100-day plan during the latter's presidential champaign.[3] He also heads the energy committee of the FJP.[3]

Ouda was appointed Minister of Supply and Interior Trade on 5 January 2013 in a government reshuffle.[4] Ouda replaced Zeid Mohamed in the post.[5] Ouda was one of the FJP members serving in the cabinet that is headed by Prime Minister Hesham Qandil.[5][6] He and other FJP members in the cabinet resigned from office on 4 July 2013 following the 2013 coup d'état in Egypt.[7] Ouda's term officially ended on 16 July 2013 when the interim government led by Hazem Al Beblawi was formed.[8]

References
  1. Opinion No. 87/2018 concerning Salah-Eldeen Abdel-Haleem Soltan, Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamed al-Yamani and Bassem Kamal Mohamed Ouda (Egypt) Issued by the Human Rights Council's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
  2. "Freedom and Justice Party Elections in Giza". Ikhwan Web. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  3. "Egypt's cabinet reshuffle to see new interior, finance ministers". Ahram Online. MENA. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  4. "Egypt replaces 10 ministers, including interior, in Cabinet reshuffle". Al Arabiya. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  5. Bradley Hope (7 January 2013). "Morsi unveils cabinet reshuffle as economic crisis bites". The National. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  6. Mahmoud Fouly (6 January 2013). "Egypt's 10-minister cabinet reshuffle meets with opposition dissatisfaction". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  7. "Egypt Brotherhood ministers present official resignations". Ahram Online. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  8. Abigail Hauslohner (16 July 2013). "Interim Egyptian cabinet sworn in". The Washington Post. Cairo. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
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