Asmaa Mahfouz

Quick Facts

Full Name	Asmaa Mahfouz
Occupation	Political Activist
Date Of Birth	Feb 1, 1985(1985-02-01)
Age	39
Birthplace	Cairo
Country	Egypt
Birth City	Cairo Governorate
Horoscope	Aquarius

Asmaa Mahfouz Biography

Asmaa Mahfouz is one of the most popular and richest Political Activist who was born on February 1, 1985 in Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Hosni Mubarak was the ruler of Egypt from 1981 until his death, gaining more power over time and removing the individual freedoms through an emergency law, which allowed the police to hold activists for a period of time without charge. The corruption rate grew, and as it did, the gap between the wealthy and poor and insufficient social services led to massive discontent. People working in the industry of textiles located in El Mahalla El Kubra became more and more unhappy with their working conditions and the low wages they received and forced them to consider an April strike. Young activists who was dubbed the April 6 Youth Movement supported the textile workers and called for broader protests through Facebook and other social media. As independent journalists, a lot of them were beaten and detained by the police, however, they continued to stand with the strikers. Asmaa Mahfouz was among those who joined in as they learned to use networking for organizing demonstrations.

In October 2011 , it was announced that, along alongside the other four Arabs, Mahfouz would be presented with by the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize in recognition of her commitment to liberty and the protection of rights for all. The announcement stated that she was able to inspire Egyptians to fight for their rights in Tahrir Square by means of videos on YouTube as well as posts via Facebook as well as Twitter. Mahfouz was one of just two award winners that attended the ceremony to award the awards in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 14 December 2011.

Mahfouz has been credited with having sparked the protests that began the uprising in January 2011 in Cairo. In a video blog posted on Facebook on 18 January, she called on Egyptians to demand their human rights and to voice their disapproval of the regime of Hosni Mubarak. The video was uploaded to YouTube and, within days, went “viral”. Addressing the Egyptian nation, she encouraged protesters to gather in Tahrir Square, explaining: “Four Egyptians have set themselves on fire to protest humiliation and hunger and poverty and degradation they had to live with for 30 years… Today, one of these four has died.” She then called on her compatriots to “have some shame”, arousing them to action. “Instead of setting ourselves on fire, let us do something positive… Sitting at home and just following us on the news or on Facebook leads to our humiliation.”

In 2011 she was one of five recipients of the “Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought”, awarded for contributions to “historic changes in the Arab world”. The other joint recipients were Ahmed al-Senussi, Razan Zaitouneh, Ali Farzat, and Mohamed Bouazizi of the Arab Spring.

On the 23rd of October, 2011, Mahfouz hosted a demonstration on Liberty Plaza, in a display of her support for protesters of the Occupy Wall Street movement. When asked about the reason she went at protests like the OWS protest, Mahfouz replied, “Many of U.S. residents were in solidarity with us. So, we have to keep going all over the world, because another world is possible for all of us.”

Asmaa Mahfouz Net Worth

Asmaa Mahfouz is one of the richest Political Activist from Egypt. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Asmaa Mahfouz 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born on the 1st of February, 1985, in Egypt, Asmaa graduated from Cairo University with a BA in Business Administration. Later, she joined with others of the young Egyptians in forming an March 6 Youth Movement. She is currently employed by an Egyptian company that deals with computers.

Asmaa Mahfouz (Egyptian Arabic: ‘sm mHfwZ pronounced [?aes’mae mah’fu’z, ‘?aesmae’- born on 1 February 1985) is an Egyptian activist and one of the founding members of May 6 Youth Movement. She is credited with the credit of the journalist Mona Eltahawy and others with being the catalyst for a mass protest through her blog that was posted one week prior to the beginning of

2011. Egyptian revolution. She is a prominent participant in the Egyptian Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution and is one of the main leaders for this Egyptian revolution.

Later in 2011, Mahfouz was arrested on charges of defaming the Egyptian military rulers for calling them a “council of dogs”. She was referred to a military court, prompting activists, as well as presidential hopefuls such as Mohamed El Baradei and Ayman Nour to protest her being charged in a military court. Mahfouz was released on bail in the amount of E£ 20,000 (equivalent to approximately US$ 3,350), and after that the Supreme Council of Armed Forces renounced the charges against Asmaa as well as another activist, Loay Nagaty. Her attorney was Hossam Eisa.

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Top Facts about Asmaa Mahfouz

1. Asmaa Mahfouz is an Egyptian activist and blogger.
2. She played a key role in the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
3. Her viral video message helped mobilize protesters.
4. Mahfouz was arrested for her activism in 2011.
5. She received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 2011.
6. Mahfouz continues to advocate for human rights and democracy.
7. She co-founded the April 6 Youth Movement.
8. Mahfouz has faced harassment and death threats for her activism.
9. She is a vocal critic of Egypt’s current government.
10. Mahfouz has inspired other activists around the world with her bravery and determination.