Ismail al-Din

Ismail Nasr al-Din is an Egyptian politician and a member of the Egyptian parliament. His motions and draft bills often stir up controversy in the country.[1][2]

Legislative career

In 2017, al-Din attempted to alter Egyptian constitution to remove presidential term limit to allow then President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to run for reelection as “as he wishes” less than a year before his single term in office expires.[3] The law requires at least 20 per cent signatures of the members of the parliament to alter Article 140 of the Constitution but al-Din fell short of the signatures as it sparked outrage both within and outside the parliament. In 2018, al-Din presented a bill to remove religion from Egyptian national IDs after collecting over 200 signatures of MPs.[4] His bill sought to amend article 49 of the Egyptian Civil Code to prohibit any mention of religion denomination in all Egyptian national identity cards. The purpose of the law was to treat all Egyptian citizens fairly and equally regardless of their religious creed or affiliation.[5]

References
  1. "Will removal of religious identity from ID cards stop discrimination in Egypt?". Al Arabiya English. 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  2. "Bill to omit mention of religion on national ID card: MP". Egypt Independent. 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  3. Agencies, The New Arab Staff & (2023-05-24). "Sudanese still await aid on day two of tense ceasefire". www.newarab.com/. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  4. "Egyptian MP to Submit Bill Omitting Religion from National IDs to Parliament | Egyptian Streets". 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  5. "Egypt: Fighting discrimination will need 'a lot more than taking religion off ID cards'". World Watch Monitor. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2023-06-23.


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