Foundation

The party was founded in 2007 by Osama Al Ghazali Harb, a former member of the Egypt's National Democratic Party

National Democratic Party (Egypt)

The National Democratic Party , often simply called Al-Ḥizb al-Waṭaniy – the "National Party", was an Egyptian political party. It was founded by President Anwar El Sadat in 1978....

 and Member of the Shura Council

Shura Council

The Shura Council is the upper house of Egyptian bicameral Parliament. Its name roughly translates into English as "the Consultative Council". The lower house of parliament is the People's Assembly....

, and Yehia El Gamal, a former minister

Minister (government)

A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....

 of the Cabinet of Egypt

Cabinet of Egypt

The Cabinet of Egypt is the chief executive body of the Arabic Republic of Egypt. It consists of the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers....

.

Ideology

The party adopts liberal

Liberalism

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 ideologies. It is a full member of both the Liberal International

Liberal International

Liberal International is a political international federation for liberal parties. Its headquarters is located at 1 Whitehall Place, London, SW1A 2HD within the National Liberal Club. It was founded in Oxford in 1947, and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties and for the...

 and the Alliance of Democrats

Personnel

Founder Al Ghazali is chairman of the party. His deputy is the writer Sakina Fuad. Mohamed Mansour or Ibrahim Nawar is secretary-general. Mohamed Nosseir is responsible for international relations. Since March 2011 the Democratic Front Party has participated in the Cabinet of Egypt

Cabinet of Egypt

The Cabinet of Egypt is the chief executive body of the Arabic Republic of Egypt. It consists of the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers....

 (Essam Sharaf

Essam Sharaf

Essam Abdel-Aziz Sharaf is an Egyptian academic who has been Prime Minister of Egypt since 3 March 2011. He served as Minister of Transportation from 2004 to 2005.-Early life and education:...

). Before his death, writer Osama Anwar Okasha

Osama Anwar Okasha

Osama Anwar Okasha was an Egyptian screenwriter and journalist, who wrote weekly for El-Ahram newspaper. He is famous for writing some of the most popular series on Egyptian television, such as Layali el Helmeyya and El Shahd wel Demou, which are popular in Egypt and all across the Middle East.His...

 was also an executive member of the party.

See also

• Liberalism in Egypt
  Liberalism in Egypt
  Liberalism in Egypt or Egyptian liberalism is a political ideology that traces its beginnings to the 19th century.-Introduction:Egyptian self-government, education, and the continued plight of Egypt's peasant majority deteriorated most significantly under British occupation. Slowly, an organized...
  
  
• List of political parties in Egypt
• Politics of Egypt
  Politics of Egypt
  The government of Egypt, as of February 27, 2011, is a republic currently under military rule of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces after the President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak stepped down following several days of mass protests. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the...
  
  

External links

• democraticfront.org, party's official website (in Arabic
  Arabic language
  Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
  
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