Hossam Eisa

Hossam Eisa is an Egyptian politician and academic. He served as deputy prime minister and minister of higher education of Egypt from July 2013 until 1 March 2014.

Education Eisa holds a PhD in law from the University of Sorbonne in France.

Career Eisa was a member of the Nasserist Party. Following the ouster of former President Hosni Mobarak, he became one of the founders of the Egyptian Initiative for Prevention of Corruption in 2011. During the same period he was the attorney of Asmaa Mahfouz, an Egyptian activist who had organized the 18-day uprising, forcing the ouster of President Mobarak in February 2011.

He cofounded the Constitution Party with Mohamed El Baradei in April 2012. He served as the head of party's steering committee. However, he left the party in March 2013 due to internal conflicts.

On 16 July 2013, Eisa was appointed both deputy prime minister for social justice and minister of higher education in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Hazem Al Beblawi. Eisa's term as cabinet member ended in February 2014 when the cabinet resigned.

Views Ahram Online describes Eisa as a Nasserist politician. During the Mohammad Morsi era, he was among the major opposition figures and he advocated for the state to play a determining role in leading the economy, criticizing neo-liberal policies of the Qandil government.