Colonel Mohamed Abdul Salam Mahgoub (, ''Muḥammad `Abdul-Salām al-Maḥgūb'') (1935 – 31 January 2022) was an Egyptian politician. Through 2006 to his death, he was the Minister of Local Development in the

Cabinet of Egypt The Cabinet of Egypt () is the chief executive body of the Arab Republic of Egypt. It consists of the prime minister and the cabinet ministers. The government has a leading role in shaping the agenda of the houses of Parliament. It may propose ...

. He was previously Governor of

Alexandria Governorate Alexandria () is one of the governorates of Egypt. The city of Alexandria was historically the capital of Egypt until the foundation of Fustat, which was later absorbed into Cairo. Today the Alexandria governorate is considered second in importa ...

, his term expiring upon his appointment to the Cabinet. Mahgoub was born in

Dakahlia Governorate Dakahlia ( ', ) is an Egyptian governorate lying northeast of Cairo, Egypt. Its area is approximately 3,500 km2. Although the capital of the governorate is Mansoura, it got its name from the ancient town of Daqahlah (, from ) which is locat ...

in 1935. Prior to entering politics, Maghoub had been an officer of the

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, having graduated from the

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in 1955 with a degree in

military science Military science is the study of military processes, institutions, and behavior, along with the study of warfare, and the theory and application of organized coercive force. It is mainly focused on theory, method, and practice of producing mi ...

. He was assigned as

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in several Egyptian embassies around the world prior to being appointed Vice-Chair of National Security in 1992. He subsequently served as Governor of

Ismaïlia Ismailia ( ', ) is a city in north-eastern Egypt. Situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal, it is the capital of the Ismailia Governorate. The city had an estimated population of about 1,434,741 according to the statistics issued by the Ce ...

prior to being reassigned to Alexandria in 1997. He was seeking

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to the People's Assembly for the District of al-Raml in

Alexandria Alexandria ( ; ) is the List of cities and towns in Egypt#Largest cities, second largest city in Egypt and the List of coastal settlements of the Mediterranean Sea, largest city on the Mediterranean coast. It lies at the western edge of the Nile ...

. He sought to replace the retiring Sobhy Saleh Moussa Abu Amer. Mahgoub died on 31 January 2022, at the age of 86.

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1935 births 2022 deaths Date of birth missing Local development ministers of Egypt Egyptian Military Academy alumni National Democratic Party (Egypt) politicians People from Dakahlia Governorate Governors of Alexandria {{egypt-politician-stub

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