Alaa Moneim

Education

Alaa graduated from the Police Academy and served in the Police Department in Egypt for two years before retiring and engaging a position in a law firm in Kuwait.

Career

Alaa El-Din is known for his active role exposing corruption in Egypt, primarily during the Mubarak era. After seven years in Kuwait, Alaa returned back to Egypt and started his own law firm. In 2005, Alaa decided to run for a seat in the Parliament of Egypt with the aim of bringing corruption issues to public attention.

Alaa brought to public attention a number of controversial corruption cases which he had supported with credible evidence.

Achievements

• After five years of preparation, Alaa won his seat after re-election against a National Democratic Party nominee.