Mohamed Abdul Salam Mahgoub

Colonel Mehammad Abdelsalam Elmahgoub (محمد عبد السلام المحجوب, Muḥammad `Abdul-Salām al-Maḥgūb) (1935 – 31 January 2022) was an Egyptian politician. Through 2006 to his death, he was the Minister of Local Development in the Cabinet of Egypt. He was previously Governor of Alexandria Governorate, his term expiring upon his appointment to the Cabinet.^[1][2]

Mohamed Abdul Salam Mahgoub
Egyptian Minister of Local Development
In office 27 August 2006 – 2011?
President	Husni Mubarak
Prime Minister	Ahmed Nazif
Governor of Alexandria Governorate
In office 1997–2006
President	Husni Mubarak
Prime Minister	Kamal Ganzouri Atef Ebeid Ahmed Nazif
Succeeded by	Adel Labib
Governor of Ismailia Governorate
In office 1994–1997
President	Husni Mubarak
Prime Minister	Atef Sedky Kamal Ganzouri
Personal details
Born	1935 (1935) Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt
Died	31 January 2022 (aged 86)
Political party	National Democratic Party
Alma mater	Egyptian Military Academy
Occupation	Soldier, military attaché
Website	(in Arabic) www.almahgoub2010.com (2010 People's Assembly campaign website)
Military service
Allegiance	Egypt
Branch/service	Egyptian Army
Rank	Colonel

Mahgoub was born in Dakahlia Governorate in 1935.^[1] Prior to entering politics, Maghoub had been an officer of the Egyptian Army, having graduated from the Egyptian Military Academy in 1955 with a degree in military science. He was assigned as military attaché in several Egyptian embassies around the world prior to being appointed Vice-Chair of National Security in 1992. He subsequently served as Governor of Ismaïlia prior to being reassigned to Alexandria in 1997.^[1]

He was seeking election to the People's Assembly for the District of al-Raml in Alexandria. He sought to replace the retiring Sobhy Saleh Moussa Abu Amer.^[3][4]

Mahgoub died on 31 January 2022, at the age of 86.^[5]

See also

• Timeline of Alexandria, 1990s–2000s

References

1. الهئة العامة للأستعلانات-السياسة-النظام السياسي-السلطة التنفيذية-الوزارات و الوزراء-وزارة التنمية المحلية (in Arabic). Egyptian State Information Service. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
2. عن المحجوب (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
3. "Al-Mahgoub takes tour round Bakos". Al-Masry Al-Youm. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
4. أعضاء مجلس الشعب لبرلمان 2005-2010 (in Arabic). Egyptian State Information Service. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
5. "وفاة وزير التنمية المحلية ومحافظ الإسكندرية الأسبق عبد السلام المحجوب". Cairo 24. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.