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{{Short description|Egyptian journalist (born 1979)}}
{{other people|Tantawi or Tantawy|Tantawi}}
{{Expand Arabic|topic=bio|date=May 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{infobox officeholder
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ar|أحمد طنطاوي}}}}
| party = [[25-30 Alliance]]
| term =
| office = Member of the [[House of Representatives (Egypt)|Egyptian House of Representatives]]
| image = Ahmed Tantawy.png
| country = Egypt
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|7|25|df=y}}<ref name="NatElAuth_2015_Phase2_individ" />
| birth_place = [[Qallin]], [[Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate]], [[Egypt]]{{cn|date=October 2023}}
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'''Ahmed Mohamed Ramadan Tantawi'''
==Political career==
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On 3 November 2019, Tantawi posted a YouTube video in which he proposed that Egyptian President [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]] leave power in 2022, rather than in 2024 as defined in the 2019 constitutional amendment. Tantawi later discussed his video with ''[[Mada Masr]]'', stating that his aim was to protect Egypt from the "imminent danger" of el-Sisi continuing in power too long, that it was consistent with el-Sisi's promises, and that this should satisfy el-Sisi's supporters.
Tantawi also submitted a formal request under parliamentary procedure to [[Ali Abdel Aal]], Speaker of the House of Representatives, proposing that 12 parliamentary committees be created to "generate a national dialogue about the political, economic and social problems facing the country". He described his aim as a serious attempt to solve "the real crisis Egypt is living through, which authorities should pay attention to before it is too late" and that the proposal would help to "absorb public outrage". Tantawi expressed his worry that a violent reaction by authorities to his initiative would discourage
On 5 November in a parliamentary sitting, MP [[Mahmoud Badr]] called Tantawi's proposal an "outright violation of the constitution". Speaker Abdel Aal stated that he "[does] not have any initiatives" and "[does] not pay attention to this sort of talk. ... There are red lines, including the nation, political leadership and Egypt's military and police. Insulting them is not permitted." Ninety-five MPs submitted a request to Abdel Aal to refer Tantawi to the parliament's Ethics Committee, on the grounds that Tantawi's initiative "undermines the Egyptian state and its institutions".
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Tantawi was elected head of the [[Dignity Party (Egypt)|Dignity Party]] in 25 December 2020, replacing Muhammad Sami.<ref name=lse/> He left the position in July of 2022.<ref name=mm17july/>
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In March 2023, Tantawi announced his intention to run for the [[2023 Egyptian presidential election|2023 presidential elections]] before his return from a trip to [[Lebanon]]. He posted a video on his social media pages presenting himself as a "civilian democratic alternative".<ref>{{cite web |title=بأنه سيترشح للرئاسة أحمد الطنطاوي يعلن العودة لمصر.. ويلمح |url=https://rassd.com/527069.htm |publisher=Rasd News Network |access-date=15 February 2024 |language=ar |date=2023-03-22 |trans-title=Ahmed Al-Tantawi announces his return to Egypt and hints that he will run for president}}</ref>
===Obstructions and harassment===
In late September of 2023 and early October, Tantawi began touring for his campaign in "[[Giza]], [[downtown Cairo]], [[Alexandria]], [[Qalyubiyya Governorate|Qalyubiya]], [[Beheira Governorate|Beheira]], [[Gharbia Governorate|Gharbeia]], [[Dakahlia Governorate|Daqahliya]] and [[Kafr El Sheikh]]."<ref name=mm1oct/> Throughout his campaign, Tantawi faced a lot of politically motivated restrictions and repressions including security forces banning hotels across Egypt from hosting Tantawi's campaign, registration offices refusing to accept citizens' endorsement forms and even in some cases the ruling party gathered protestors to harass and prevent Tantawi and his supporters from entering registration offices.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mamdouh |first1=Rana |url=https://www.madamasr.com/ar/2023/07/09/news/u/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B9-%D9%81%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7/ |website=Mada Masr |access-date=15 February 2024 |language=ar |date=2023-07-09 |trans-title=Security prevents hotels in Upper Egypt from hosting Al-Tantawi and detains his supporters in seven governorates and threatens them with imprisonment on charges of gathering |title=محافظات وتهديدهم بالحبس بتهمة التجمهر الأمن يمنع فنادق الصعيد من استضافة الطنطاوي.. واحتجاز أنصاره بسبع}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Egypt opposition denounces foul play over presidential candidate endorsements |url=https://www.france24.com/en/video/20231006-egypt-opposition-say-they-face-foul-play-over-presidential-candidate-endorsements |website=France 24 |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=2023-10-06}}</ref>
It was also revealed that security forces hacked into Tantawi's [[iPhone]] by a network injected [[Predator (spyware)|Predator]] spyware through [[Vodafone Egypt]] mobile connection. Both [[Citizen Lab]] and [[Google]]'s Threat Analysis Group indicated that the attempts began as early as May and continued through August, using various methods, leading [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] to issue security updates on 21 September to [[Patch (computing)|patch]] the vulnerabilities exploited by the spyware.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Marczak |first1=Bill |last2=Scott-Railton |first2=John |last3=Roethlisberger |first3=Daniel |last4=Razzak |first4=Bahr Abdul |last5=Anstis |first5=Siena |last6=Deibert |first6=Ron |title=PREDATOR IN THE WIRES: Ahmed Eltantawy Targeted with Predator Spyware After Announcing Presidential Ambitions |url=https://citizenlab.ca/2023/09/predator-in-the-wires-ahmed-eltantawy-targeted-with-predator-spyware-after-announcing-presidential-ambitions/ |website=The Citizen Lab |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=2023-09-22}}</ref>
On 13 October, Tantawi announced that he failed to meet the minimum quota of 25,000 endorsements managing only to secure around 14,000, hence his bid for the presidential elections was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web |title=Main opposition hopeful abandons run for Egypt presidency |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231013-main-opposition-hopeful-abandons-run-for-egypt-presidency |website=France 24 |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=2023-10-13}}</ref>
==References==▼
{{reflist|refs=▼
==Arrest==
<ref name="aawsat21july">{{cite news |first1=Waleed Abdul |last1=Rahman |url=http://www.aawsat.net/2014/07/article55334523 |title=Egypt: New independent alliance prepares to fight parliamentary elections |work=Asharq Al-Awsat |date=21 July 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522200658/http://www.aawsat.net/2014/07/article55334523/egypt-new-independent-alliance-prepares-to-fight-parliamentary-elections |archivedate=22 May 2015 |url-status=dead|accessdate=21 July 2014}}</ref>▼
In retaliation to challenging the sitting president, and then main candidate, [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi]], El-Sisi's government issued an arrest warrant against Tantawi in an alleged case of forgery.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ex-Egyptian presidential candidate Tantawy found guilty of forgery, sources say |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ex-egyptian-presidential-candidate-tantawy-found-guilty-forgery-sources-2024-02-06/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Defendants in Tantawi's public endorsement case lose right to appeal |url=https://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/07/30/news/politics/defendants-in-tantawis-public-endorsement-case-lose-right-to-appeal/ |access-date=12 December 2024 |website=Mada}}</ref> Tantawi and his electoral campaign manager, [[Mohamed Abu El-Diyar]], were sentenced initially to two years in prison but the court ordered them to pay a bail of 20,000 [[Egyptian pound|Egyptian pounds]] (almost US$645) each for the sentence to be suspended and [[Appeal|appealed]] later before a higher court.<ref>{{cite web |title=Egypt: Court Punishes Activists for Challenging al-Sisi |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/02/08/egypt-court-punishes-activists-challenging-al-sisi |publisher=Human Rights Watch |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=2024-02-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Mansour |first1=Thaer |title=Egypt sentences ex-presidential candidate Ahmed Tantawi to a year in prison for 'unauthorised endorsements' |url=https://www.newarab.com/news/egyptian-court-sentences-ahmed-tantawi-year-prison |website=The New Arab |access-date=15 February 2024 |date=2024-02-07}}</ref> On the 27 May 2024, in a final ruling the court sentenced Tantawi to one year in prison and a five year ban from contesting presidential elections.<ref>{{Cite news |date= |title=التحفظ على أحمد الطنطاوي وآخرين في المحكمة بعد رفض استئنافهم في قضية التوكيلات |url=https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/3179500 }}</ref> On May 31, The United Nations called for the immediate release of Ahmad al-Tantawi, expressing deep concern over his arrest.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 May 2024 |title=Comment by UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Marta Hurtado on Egypt|url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements/2024/05/comment-un-human-rights-office-spokesperson-marta-hurtado-egypt}}</ref>
<ref name="Ahram_14MPs">{{cite news | last1= el-Din | first1= Gamal Essam | title= Egyptian parliament's 25–30 opposition bloc did not endorse any candidate for upcoming presidential elections |trans-title = <!-- trans-title is the English translation --> | date= 30 January 2018 |newspaper= [[Al-Ahram]] | url= http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1187/289076/Egypt/-Presidential-Elections--/Egyptian-parliaments--opposition-bloc-did-not-endo.aspx |accessdate=10 November 2019 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20191110012531/http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1187/289076/Egypt/-Presidential-Elections--/Egyptian-parliaments--opposition-bloc-did-not-endo.aspx |archivedate= 10 November 2019 |url-status=live <!-- live|dead|unfit|usurped -->}}</ref>▼
<ref name=lse>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2021/04/19/dissenting-mps-in-egypt-a-new-parliament-without-opposition/|title=Dissenting MPs in Egypt: A New Parliament Without Opposition?|last=AbdelHalim|first=Ahmed|date=19 April 2021|accessdate=3 October 2023|work=LSE Middle East Centre Blog}}</ref>▼
<ref name="LucasPiazzese_constit_amend">{{cite news | last1= Lucas | first1=Scott | last2= Piazzese | first2= Giovanni | title= Egypt: hopes for democratic future die as al-Sisi marches country towards dictatorship – with parliament's blessing |trans-title = <!-- trans-title is the English translation --> | date= 13 March 2019 |newspaper= [[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] | url= https://theconversation.com/egypt-hopes-for-democratic-future-die-as-al-sisi-marches-country-towards-dictatorship-with-parliaments-blessing-113491 |accessdate= 26 September 2023 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20191110022658/https://theconversation.com/egypt-hopes-for-democratic-future-die-as-al-sisi-marches-country-towards-dictatorship-with-parliaments-blessing-113491 |archivedate= 10 November 2019 |url-status=live <!-- live|dead|unfit|usurped -->}}</ref>▼
<ref name="MadaMasr_earlySisi_proposal">{{cite news | title= MP referred to ethics committee over reform initiative calling for Sisi's early departure from office |trans-title = <!-- trans-title is the English translation --> | date= 9 November 2019 |newspaper= [[Mada Masr]] | url= https://madamasr.com/en/2019/11/09/feature/politics/mp-referred-to-ethics-committee-for-proposing-reform-initiative-calling-for-sisis-early-departure-from-office/ |accessdate=10 November 2019 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20191110010718/https://madamasr.com/en/2019/11/09/feature/politics/mp-referred-to-ethics-committee-for-proposing-reform-initiative-calling-for-sisis-early-departure-from-office/|archivedate= 10 November 2019 |url-status=live <!-- live|dead|unfit|usurped -->}}</ref>▼
<ref name=mm1oct>{{cite web|url=https://www.madamasr.com/en/2023/10/01/news/politics/campaign-trail-tantawi-tours-in-rare-show-of-public-politics-sisi-tells-story-of-nation-in-unofficial-campaign-speech/|title=Campaign trail: Tantawi tours in rare show of public politics, Sisi tells ‘Story of Nation’ in unofficial campaign speech|work=[[Mada Masr]]|date=October 1, 2023|accessdate=October 3, 2023}}</ref> ▼
<ref name=mm17july>{{cite web|url=https://www.madamasr.com/ar/2022/07/17/news/u/%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d9%86%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%8a-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%b1%d8%a6%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%a9-%d9%88/|title=▼
<ref name="NatElAuth_2015_Phase2_individ">{{cite web | last1 =Hatem | first1 =Mona | language =ar | title= Phase2 individual winners |trans-title = <!-- trans-title is the English translation --> | website= [[National Election Authority (Egypt)|National Election Authority]] |date =16 December 2015 | url = https://parliament2015.elections.eg/static/stage_2_winners/excels/Phase2_individual-winners.xls |format = [[Microsoft Excel#File formats|xls]] | accessdate = 13 November 2019 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20191113104601/https://parliament2015.elections.eg/static/stage_2_winners/excels/Phase2_individual-winners.xls |archivedate= 13 November 2019 |url-status=live <!-- live|dead|unfit|usurped -->}}</ref>▼
▲==References==
▲{{reflist|refs=
▲<ref name="aawsat21july">{{cite news |first1=Waleed Abdul |last1=Rahman |url=http://www.aawsat.net/2014/07/article55334523 |title=Egypt: New independent alliance prepares to fight parliamentary elections |work=Asharq Al-Awsat |date=21 July 2014 |
▲<ref name="Ahram_14MPs">{{cite news | last1= el-Din | first1= Gamal Essam | title= Egyptian parliament's 25–30 opposition bloc did not endorse any candidate for upcoming presidential elections |trans-title = <!-- trans-title is the English translation --> | date= 30 January 2018 |newspaper= [[Al-Ahram]] | url= http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1187/289076/Egypt/-Presidential-Elections--/Egyptian-parliaments--opposition-bloc-did-not-endo.aspx |
▲<ref name="lse">{{cite web|url=https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2021/04/19/dissenting-mps-in-egypt-a-new-parliament-without-opposition/|title=Dissenting MPs in Egypt: A New Parliament Without Opposition?|last=AbdelHalim|first=Ahmed|date=19 April 2021|
▲<ref name="LucasPiazzese_constit_amend">{{cite news | last1= Lucas | first1=Scott | last2= Piazzese | first2= Giovanni | title= Egypt: hopes for democratic future die as al-Sisi marches country towards dictatorship – with parliament's blessing |trans-title = <!-- trans-title is the English translation --> | date= 13 March 2019 |newspaper= [[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] | url= https://theconversation.com/egypt-hopes-for-democratic-future-die-as-al-sisi-marches-country-towards-dictatorship-with-parliaments-blessing-113491 |accessdate= 26 September 2023 |
▲<ref name="MadaMasr_earlySisi_proposal">{{cite news | title= MP referred to ethics committee over reform initiative calling for Sisi's early departure from office |trans-title =
▲<ref name="mm1oct">{{cite web|url=https://www.madamasr.com/en/2023/10/01/news/politics/campaign-trail-tantawi-tours-in-rare-show-of-public-politics-sisi-tells-story-of-nation-in-unofficial-campaign-speech/|title=Campaign trail: Tantawi tours in rare show of public politics, Sisi tells
▲<ref name="mm17july">{{cite web|url=https://www.madamasr.com/ar/2022/07/17/news/u/%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d9%86%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%88%d9%8a-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%b1%d8%a6%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%85%d8%a9-%d9%88/|title= استقالة الطنطاوي من رئاسة «الكرامة».. ومصادر: معترض على المشاركة في الحوار الوطني لعدم جدية السلطة|work=[[Mada Masr]]|date=17 July 2022|access-date=3 October 2023}}</ref>
▲<ref name="NatElAuth_2015_Phase2_individ">{{cite web | last1 =Hatem | first1 =Mona | language =ar | title= Phase2 individual winners |trans-title = <!-- trans-title is the English translation --> |
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