Salah Abdel Maqsoud

Salah Abdel Maqsoud was the minister of information of Egypt as part of the Qandil Cabinet.

Early life and education Maqsoud was born on 13 June 1958 in Sharqia Governorate. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Cairo University in 1980. He is a journalist, and was one of the leading figures in the Journalists' Syndicate. He began his journalist career in 1979

Maqsoud became a member of the Freedom and Justice Party and worked as a spokesman during the election campaign of Mohamed Morsi. He and other FJP members in the cabinet resigned from office on 4 July 2013 following the 2013 coup in Egypt. His term officially ended on 16 July 2013 when the interim cabinet led by prime minister Hazem Al Beblawi was formed.