Amr Sobhy

Amr Sobhy
عمرو صبحي
Born (1988-07-04) July 4, 1988 (age 36)
Nationality Egypt
Alma mater

Amr Sobhy (Arabic: عمرو صبحي) is an Egyptian information activist,[1] social and tech[2][3] entrepreneur,[4] published author and poet.[5][6] He is best known as co-creator of MorsiMeter;[7][8] a digital initiative and online platform to document and monitor the performance of Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, which has attracted a wide global attention.[9][10][11][12][13] The initiative modeled after Obameter is considered to be the first[14] in Egypt and the Middle East to hold a president accountable for his promises. His work gave rise to other political promise trackers including Iran's Rouhani Meter[15][16] and Canada's TrudeauMeter.[17][18]

Awards

Literary works

  • Zatul Redaa' al-Kormozeyy (The Lady in Scarlet - ذات الرداء القرمزي, 2012, Poetry)[27]
  • Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen [28] (Diary of a Timeworn Lad - يوميات كهل صغير السن, 2011, Prose) [29]
  • Addahshatul Ola (The First Marvel - الدهشة الأولى, 2008, Poetry)[30][31]

References

  1. ^ "EGYPT: 'Mursi Meter' tries to keep Egypt's leader on toes".
  2. ^ Naeem, Zubair. "Austria's 'apilayer' acquires two SaaS API products from Egypt's PushBots". MENABytes. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ Hariharan, Sindhu. "Egypt-Based Startup PushBots Wants To Make App Notifications Smarter". entrepreneur.com. entrepreneur.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ Musewe, Tapfuma. "Pushing boundaries for change: Africa's young social entrepreneurs". Consultancyafrica.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  5. ^ Hiraa. "Reading the mind of Amr Sobhy". Hirabook.com.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "List of Books by Amr Sobhy on Goodreads". Goodreads.com.
  7. ^ Londoño, Ernesto (2012-08-26). "Egypt's garbage crisis bedevils Morsi". WashingtonPost.
  8. ^ "Like 'Obameter,' the 'Morsi Meter' tracks Egyptian president's promises". CNN.
  9. ^ El-Sherif, Nehal. "Egyptians put new president's promises on 'Morsi Meter'". The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  10. ^ "INTERVIEW-'Morsi Meter' tries to keep Egypt's leader on toes". Reuters. Aug 2, 2012. Archived from the original on May 14, 2014.
  11. ^ "Egypt activists set up website to monitor new president". BBC.
  12. ^ Mitchel, Bill (July 24, 2012). "Arab Spring journalism advances with Morsi Meter". The Poynter Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  13. ^ al-Tahawi, Randa (July 25, 2012). "Morsi Meter: Measuring Promises". EgyptToday.
  14. ^ "'Morsi Meter' to monitor Egyptian President's performance". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  15. ^ Drobnic Holan, Angie. "Rouhani Meter tracks Iran president's campaign promises". politifact.com. PolitiFact. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Rouhani Meter- About us". Rouhani Meter. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  17. ^ Rifai, Ryan. "Canada: 'Trudeaumetre' rising?". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  18. ^ "TrudeauMeter- About us". TrudeauMeter. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  19. ^ "2017 Most Influential Young Africans List Announced". www.africayouthawards.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
  20. ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong. "30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa 2017". forbes.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Chevening scholar shortlisted for internationally renowned Data Journalism Award".
  22. ^ "MorsiMeter- World Summit Youth Award 2012". 3 September 2012.
  23. ^ Saha, Jyotsana. "Sobhy on Panel". mastercardfdn.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15.
  24. ^ "Featured on International Youth Foundation". iyflive.net. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  25. ^ "Anzisha Fellows: Amr Sobhy". anzishaprize.org. 4 February 2014.
  26. ^ "Zabatak the anti-crime, anti-corruption initiative". 17 December 2011.
  27. ^ el-Banna, Heba. "Translated: A new poetry collection for Amr Sobhy by MER Book House". Masrawy.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  28. ^ Sobhy, Amr. Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen | Google Books. ISBN 9781291032451. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  29. ^ "Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen information and reviews on Goodreads".
  30. ^ Yousuf Al Qaradawi, Abdulrahman. "Translated:Addahshatul Ola; A birth certificate for a good poet". Youm7.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  31. ^ "Addahshatul Ola information and reviews on Goodreads".