Mohamed Refaat El-Saeed

Mohammed Refaat El-Saeed ( Muhammad Rifaʻatu s-Saʻīd, 11 October 1932 – 17 August 2017) was an Egyptian politician, scholar, and writer. El-Saeed held two doctorates in history, and was a part-time lecturer at the American University in Cairo.

When the Tagammu party was founded, El-Saeed served as its organizational secretary.

For El-Saeed, the tactical alliance with Mubarak stemmed from a desire to block the Muslim Brotherhood to advance its influence in Egyptian politics. El-Saeed's consistent fierce opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood constitutes a key component of his political discourse and authorship. He dedicated many of his written works to this subject (such as Contre L'Integrisme Islamiste in French). Some sectors of the party disagreed with his hardline stance against the Muslim Brotherhood.