Ali El Selmi (; born 3 December 1936) is an Egyptian liberal academic and politician who served as a deputy prime minister from July to December 2011 in the interim government in Egypt.

Career

Selmi is a professor of economics and a senior member of the liberal

Wafd Party The Wafd Party (; , ''Ḥizb al-Wafd'') was a nationalist Liberalism, liberal political party in Egypt. It was said to be Egypt's most popular and influential political party for a period from the end of World War I through the 1930s. During th ...

. As of 2012 he was also deputy head of the party. Selmi served as the minister of administrative development. He was appointed deputy prime minister for political affairs in the

interim government A provisional government, also called an interim government, an emergency government, a transitional government or provisional leadership, is a temporary government formed to manage a period of transition, often following state collapse, revolut ...

headed by

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Essam Sharaf Essam Abdel-Aziz Sharaf (, ; born 1952) is an Egyptian academic who was the Prime Minister of Egypt from 3 March 2011 to 7 December 2011. He served as minister of transportation from 2004 to 2005. Early life and education Sharaf was born in Giz ...

on 16 July 2011. (subscription required) Selmi replaced Yehia Gammal in the post, who resigned from office. Selmi announced shortly after his appointment that the privatization program had been ended. On 1 November 2011, the cabinet announced a set of principles developed by Selmi regarding the prospective constitution of Egypt, which were officially called the "Declaration of the Fundamental Principles of the New Egyptian State", but more commonly known as "Selmi document". The document supported the increased role and political influence of the Egyptian army. On 18 November 2011, it was protested by hundreds of thousands of Egyptians in the

Tahrir square Tahrir Square (, ; ), also known as Martyr Square, is a public town square in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The square has been the location and focus for political demonstrations. The 2011 Egyptian revolution and the resignation of President of Egypt, ...

. Selmi's tenure lasted until December 2011 when the interim cabinet resigned.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Selmi, Ali 20th-century Egyptian economists 21st-century Egyptian economists 1936 births Living people Deputy prime ministers of Egypt Wafd Party politicians Administrative development ministers of Egypt People of the Egyptian revolution of 2011