Ahmed Hassan Said

Who is Ahmed Hassan Said?

Ahmed Hassan Said is a prominent Egyptian businessman in the IT sector and has become a leading political figure as a result of the Arab Spring uprising and the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak. Said was at Tahrir Square since the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 started.

Said is one of the co-founders of the new political party called Free Egyptians Party. The party was founded in April 2011 and is backed by leading business, political, and cultural leaders. FEP supports the principles of a liberal, democratic, and secular political order in post-Mubarak Egypt.

Said is the President of FEP. He also played a key role in the formation of the Egyptian Bloc. He won a seat in the parliamentary election of 28–29 November 2011 and is now a member of parliament. Said participated in FEP's political rally of 9 October 2011 among the Maspero demonstrations that led to the massacre of many protesters. He was injured and hospitalized as a result of the military's action against the demonstrators.