Amin Iskander

Amin Iskander (, ; 1952 – November 2022) was an Egyptian politician, writer and activist. He was the co-founder, along with Hamdeen Sabahi, of the Dignity Party (Al-Karama) and was a member of the People's Assembly. He is considered a veteran Nasserist and a long-time advocate of pan-Arab unity. He has authored several books specializing in Egyptian and Arab politics. He is a resident of Shobra and a Coptic Christian. Political career

Early activism Iskander began his career in activism as a staunch Nasserist. Throughout the 1970s, during the presidency of Anwar Sadat, he was part of the anti-Sadat student movement and won in two student union elections. He also participated in the anti-austerity protests of 1977 which resulted in his arrest. He was arrested two more times, during the 1980 parliamentary elections and in 1983 for suspicions of being part of a clandestine Nasserist organization. He was severely tortured during his latter stint in prison.

Works The Search for the Egyptian Personality (1968, Al-Jumhuriyyah) Saddam Husayn: Struggler, Thinker and Human Being (1980, Hachette)