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Wael Ghonim

Wael Ghonim
وائل غنيم
Wael Ghonim in 2014
Born (1980-12-23) 23 December 1980 (age 43)
Cairo, Egypt
Education
OccupationGroup Product Manager
Employer(s)Google, Quora
Known forPlaying a prominent role in sparking the Egyptian Revolution of 2011
AwardsJFK Profile in Courage Award (2011) [1]

Wael Ghonim (Arabic: وائل غنيم [ˈwæːʔel ɣoˈneːm]; born 23 December 1980) is an Internet activist and computer engineer with an interest in social entrepreneurship.[2]

In 2011, he became an international figure and galvanized pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt after his emotional interview[3] following 11 days of secret incarceration by Egyptian police. During these 11 days, he was interrogated regarding his work as one of two administrators of the Facebook page, "We are all Khaled Said", which helped spark the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.[4][5] Time magazine included him in its "Time 100" list of the 100 most influential people of 2011,[6] and the World Economic Forum selected him as one of the Young Global Leaders in 2012.[7]

Ghonim is the author of Revolution 2.0: The power of people is greater than the people in power (2013). In 2012, he founded Tahrir Academy, a technology focused NGO that aims to foster education in Egypt.[8] In 2015, Ghonim co-founded Parlio, a social media platform that was acquired by Quora in March 2016.[9] He is currently a non-resident senior fellow at Harvard's Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.

  1. ^ Contreras, Russell (24 May 2011). "Egyptian activist gets JFK Profile in Courage Award". Arab News. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ Pepitone, Julianne (25 April 2011). "Wael Ghonim to leave Google, start NGO in Egypt". CNN. Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011. Ghonim tweeted on Saturday: 'Decided to take a long term sabbatical from @Google & start a technology focused NGO to help fight poverty & foster education in #Egypt'
  3. ^ An interview with him on Dream TV 2 (in Arabic with English subtitles). YouTube. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Google worker is Egypt's Facebook hero". Financial Times. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 11 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  5. ^ Swaine, Jon (11 February 2011). "Egypt crisis: the young revolutionaries who sparked the protests". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Wael Ghonim: Spokesman for a Revolution". Time. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Young Global Leaders of 2012". Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Nabadat – Tahrir Academy". Community Times. 2 February 2014. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Quora's first acquisition is Arab Spring instigator's Q&A site Parlio". TechCrunch. 30 March 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.

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