Mahfouz Saber Explained

Mahfouz Saber
Office:Minister of Justice
Term Start:17 June 2014
Term End:11 May 2015
Primeminister:Ibrahim Mahlab
President:Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Occupation:Judge

Mahfouz Saber is an Egyptian politician and judge. He served as Minister of Justice in the Second and Third Mahlab Cabinet. He was in office from 17 June 2014 until he resigned on 11 May 2015.

Biography

Saber was Secretary-General of the High Election Committee for the Parliamentary elections of 2011–12. He also served as assistant minister of justice for judicial inspection.[1]

Before his appointment as Minister of Justice in the Second Mahlab Cabinet on 17 June 2014[2] Saber was head of the disciplinary department at Cairo Appeal Court.[1]

He resigned on 11 May 2015 after stating that judges needed to come from "a respectable milieu" and that the son of a trash collector "would get depressed and would not continue" as a judge.[3] His remarks obtained criticism for being elitist.[4] Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab stated that Saber had resigned out of respect for the public opinion.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ibrahim Qassem . Judge at Cairo Appeal Court to be appointed as justice minister . The Cairo Post . 27 February 2014 . 12 May 2015.
  2. Web site: Breaking: New government swears in . The Cairo Post . 17 June 2014 . 12 May 2015.
  3. Web site: Egypt's justice minister sacked over social class remarks . BBC News . 11 May 2015 . 12 May 2015.
  4. Web site: Egypt justice minister quits over social class remarks . Al Jazeera . 12 May 2015 . 12 May 2015.