Amr Sobhy

Amr Sobhy (Arabic: عمرو صبحي ‎) is an award-winning Egyptian information activist,[1] social entrepreneur,[2] published author and poet.[3][4] He is best known as co-creator of MorsiMeter;[5][6] a digital initiative and online platform to document and monitor the performance of Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, which has attracted a wide global attention.[7][8][9][10][11] The initiative modeled after Obameter is considered to be the first[12] in Egypt and the Middle East to hold a president accountable for his promises.

Amr Sobhy عمرو صبحي
Born	(1988-07-04) July 4, 1988
Nationality	Egypt
Alma mater	University of Tanta (BS) Birkbeck, University of London (MSc)

Awards

• 100 Most Influential Young Africans 2017.[13]
• Nominated for Data Journalism Award 2016[14] by Global Editors Network for Open Data category.
• World Summit Youth Award 2012[15]
• Mastercard Foundation[16] Anzisha Fellowship 2011[17][18]
• World Summit Youth Award 2011[19]
• Egypt's Award for Child Literature (Internet Applications, 2004)

Literary works

• Zatul Redaa' al-Kormozeyy (The Lady in Scarlet - ذات الرداء القرمزي, 2012, Poetry)[20]
• Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen [21] (Diary of a Timeworn Lad - يوميات كهل صغير السن, 2011, Prose) [22]
• Addahshatul Ola (The First Marvel - الدهشة الأولى, 2008, Poetry)[23][24]

References

1. "EGYPT: 'Mursi Meter' tries to keep Egypt's leader on toes".
2. Musewe, Tapfuma. "Pushing boundaries for change: Africa's young social entrepreneurs". Consultancyafrica.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
3. Hiraa. "Reading the mind of Amr Sobhy". Hirabook.com.
4. "List of Books by Amr Sobhy on Goodreads". Goodreads.com.
5. Londoño, Ernesto (2012-08-26). "Egypt's garbage crisis bedevils Morsi". WashingtonPost.
6. "Like 'Obameter,' the 'Morsi Meter' tracks Egyptian president's promises". CNN.
7. El-Sherif, Nehal. "Egyptians put new president's promises on 'Morsi Meter'". The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
8. "INTERVIEW-'Morsi Meter' tries to keep Egypt's leader on toes". Reuters. Aug 2, 2012.
9. "Egypt activists set up website to monitor new president". BBC.
10. Mitchel, Bill (July 24, 2012). "Arab Spring journalism advances with Morsi Meter". The Poynter Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
11. al-Tahawi, Randa (July 25, 2012). "Morsi Meter: Measuring Promises". EgyptToday.
12. "'Morsi Meter' to monitor Egyptian President's performance". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
13. "2017 Most Influential Young Africans List Announced". www.africayouthawards.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.
14. "Chevening scholar shortlisted for internationally renowned Data Journalism Award".
15. "MorsiMeter- World Summit Youth Award 2012".
16. Saha, Jyotsana. "Sobhy on Panel". mastercardfdn.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15.
17. "Featured on International Youth Foundation". iyflive.net. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
18. "Anzisha Fellows: Amr Sobhy". anzishaprize.org.
19. "Zabatak the anti-crime, anti-corruption initiative".
20. el-Banna, Heba. "Translated: A new poetry collection for Amr Sobhy by MER Book House". Masrawy.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
21. Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen | Google Books. Google Books. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
22. "Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen information and reviews on Goodreads".
23. Yousuf Al Qaradawi, Abdulrahman. "Translated:Addahshatul Ola; A birth certificate for a good poet". Youm7.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
24. "Addahshatul Ola information and reviews on Goodreads".

External links

• Amr Sobhy Instagram