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Wael Ghonim

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In 2011, he became an international figure and energized pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt after his emotional interview following 11 days of secret incarceration by Egyptian police—during which he was interrogated regarding his work as the administrator of the Facebook page, "We are all Khaled Saeed", which helped spark the revolution. The TIME magazine added him in its "Time 100" list of 100 most influential people of 2011.[6]

Background

Wael Ghonim was born to a middle-class family on 23 December 1980 in Cairo, Egypt and grew up in Abha, Saudi Arabia until he was 13 years old, then he moved back to live in Cairo. In January 2010, Wael was promoted to "Head of Marketing" at Google in the Middle East & North Africa and moved to Dubai...more In 2011, he became an international figure and energized pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt after his emotional interview following 11 days of secret incarceration by Egyptian police—during which he was interrogated regarding his work as the administrator of the Facebook page, "We are all Khaled Saeed", which helped spark the revolution. The TIME magazine added him in its "Time 100" list of 100 most influential people of 2011.[6]

Background

Wael Ghonim was born to a middle-class family on 23 December 1980 in Cairo, Egypt and grew up in Abha, Saudi Arabia until he was 13 years old, then he moved back to live in Cairo. In January 2010, Wael was promoted to "Head of Marketing" at Google in the Middle East & North Africa and moved to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
He earned a BS in computer engineering from Cairo University in 2004 and an MBA, with honors, in marketing and finance from the American University in Cairo in 2007.

Career

From 1998–2002 Wael founded and managed one of the most visited websites in the Arab world[citation needed]. Until 2005 he was Marketing and Sales Manager of Gawab.[7][8] In 2005, Wael left Gawab to establish Mubasher.info a pioneering financial portal in the region.[7] Wael joined Google Middle East and North Africa as their Regional Marketing Manager in 2008 based at Google Egypt.[citation needed]. In January 2010 Wael became Head of Marketing of Google Middle East and North Africa based at Google's UAE office in Dubai Internet City in Dubai.[9][10] During the Egyptian revolution of 2011 Wael took leave from Google to focus on his work in Egypt and the Middle East. He has also been a consultant on the development of the Egyptian e-government portal, and a participant in the ongoing political discussion after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak.

Involvement in the Egyptian Revolution of 2011

In 2010, Wael Ghonim founded a Facebook page titled, "We Are All Khaled Said," supporting Khaled Said, a young Egyptian who was tortured to death by police in Alexandria. Wael Ghonim used this page in moving and integrating the anti-government protests of the 25th of Jan revolution.He first made an announcement on the page on the 14th of Jan asking members if they were going to plan on taking to the streets on 25th of Jan and do what Tunisia did? In less than 2 hours he published an event entitled: 25 يناير على التعذيب والفساد والظلم والبطالة [January 25: Revolution against Torture, Corruption, Unemployment and Injustice]. This was the first invitation and many others followed. He anonymously collaborated with activists on the ground to announce the locations for the protest.
The page also organized interesting activities such as the Silent Stands and the Police Communication Campaign.[11][12]
In January 2011, Ghonim persuaded Google to allow him to return to Egypt, citing a "personal problem".[13] He came to Egypt to partake in the Egyptian Revolution [12] but he disappeared on 27 January during the nationwide unrest in Egypt. His family told Al-Arabiya and other international media that he was missing. Google also issued a statement confirming the disappearance. Many bloggers like Chris DiBona and Habib Haddad campaigned in an attempt to identify his whereabouts.
On 5 February 2011, Mostafa Alnagar, a major Egyptian opposition figure,[14] reported that Wael Ghonim was alive and detained by the authorities and to be released 'within hours'.[15] On 6 February 2011, Amnesty International demanded that the Egyptian authorities disclose where Ghonim was and to release him.[16]
On 7 February, Ghonim was released after 11 days in detention. Upon his release, he was greeted with cheers and applause when he stated: "We will not abandon our demand and that is the departure of the regime."[17]
The same day, Ghonim appeared on the Egyptian channel DreamTV on the 10:00 pm programme hosted by Mona El-Shazly. In the interview(less)

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الثورة 2.0
by Wael Ghonim (Goodreads Author), وائل غنيم, رحاب بسام (Goodreads Author) (تحرير)

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الحريات العامة في الدولة الإسلامية

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Wael Ghonim liked Basma Medhat's review of الثورة 2.0: " الكتاب رائع و توثيق مهم لايام الثورة الاولى و ما قبلها .. بعد ما قريت الكتاب زاد احترامي لوائل اكتر من الاول :) .. الكتاب فكرنى بايام عشتها وايام كان نفسي اعيشها منعتنى الظروف وقتها .. كذلك بدايتك فى الدراسة و لحد ما حققت حلمك ألهمتني و ادتنى طاقة... " Read more of this review »
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Wael Ghonim liked Amr's review of الثورة 2.0: " شكرا يا أبانا الذي على الإنرنت :) -- معايشة الحدث لها تأثير مختلف فعلا، هناك ما هو أقسى و أشد محنة في سير كثيرة و كتابات أدب السجون - زينب الغزالي كمثال - ، لكني هذه المرة حلمت بأجواء الزنزانة و استيقظت مستعيدا أجواء القلق في أيام ذروة الثورة. " Read more of this review »
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Wael Ghonim gave to: عبد المنعم أبو الفتوح: شاهد على تاريخ الحركة الإسلامية في مصر 1970-1984 by عبد المنعم أبوالفتوح	My rating:
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Wael Ghonim liked Dina Said's review of Revolution 2: " In this book, Wael Ghonim is talking about his involvement in the Egyptian politics until Mubarak's step down on Feb 11, 2011. The book offers good background about most of the events that led to the revolution and the stepping down of Mubarak. Th... " Read more of this review »
Feb 22, 2012 03:26pm · see review
Wael Ghonim gave to: The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X	My rating:
A must read biography of a man who stood up for the principles he believed in.
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“أتذكر ما قالته لى فى تلك الأثناء "لقد سألت بعض أصدقائى عبر الإنترنت عن القاهرة فأخبرونى أن القاهرة شوارعها قذرة !" .. قلت لها "لن أنكر أن شوارع القاهرة بعضها قذرة .. ولكن قلوب أهلها نظيفة”
― Wael Ghonim, الثورة 2.0

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“أحياناً أشعر أننا كمصريين تربينا على الخوف من الوقوع فى قبضة الشرطة السرية أكثر من الموت ذاته”
― Wael Ghonim, الثورة 2.0

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“كان دائماً الخوف من الفشل هو أكثر ما يُحركنى لأن أُقاوم وأبذل مجهوداً أكبر”
― Wael Ghonim, الثورة 2.0

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