Mortada Mansour


Mortada Ahmed Mohamed Mansour is an Egyptian lawyer who was elected as the chairman of Zamalek SC on 29 March 2014, and is currently one of the most influential and controversial people within the political and football industries. Mansour announced his intention on 6 April 2014 to pursue the presidency in the 2014 Egyptian presidential election, though he withdrew on 19 April and announced his support for former defense minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for the presidency.

Education and Politics

Mansour studied Law at Ain Shams University, and graduated in 1974.
He is a member of the Egyptian Parliament, from 2000 to 2005, then 2015 onwards, representing Dakahlia Governorate.

Football

Mortada is a very controversial figure who consistently makes the headlines for challenging those that disagree with him.
One of his main court battles was against the ultras, which he saw as a national security threat. After years of battles in the courts of Egypt, Mortada Mansour achieved his aim and ultras were banned in Egypt.

Personal life

Mansour is married to Najwa al-Deeb, with whom he has two sons and one daughter.
He was imprisoned in 2007 for three years, on charges of insulting the head of a judicial body and trying to storm his office.

Opinions

Mansour has called the day of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, 25 January, "the worst-ever day in Egypt's history".
He also holds very strict and negative thoughts and comments towards Zamalek SC's arch rival, Al-Ahly, and consistently accuses them of manipulating the Egyptian football federation for fixing the schedules in their favor.
Mansour is a vocal critic of actresses and their dresses in Egyptian media. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he criticized robots like Sophia and her manufacturers for imitating God's creation, when he said: