Mohammed Khairat Saad Al- Shatter

Mohammed Khairat Saad Al- Shatter

Born in Dakahleya on May 4th 1950

Married with ten children and ten grandchildren

Academic Qualifications

B.Sc. of Civil Engineering, Alexandria University,1974

Master Degree in Construction Management, Mansoura University,1980

B.A from Anthropology Department, Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University,2002

Islamic Studies diploma, Islamic Studies Institute, 1999

Diploma in Social Work and NGOs, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, 2000

Diploma in Business Administration, Faculty of Commerce, Ain Shams University, 1998

Diploma in International Marketing, Faculty of Commerce, Helwan University, 2000

Professional Career

Worked as an administrator in the Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University from 1974 until 1981In 1981, late president Sadat suspended him from working in the university

In 1981 onwards he established his own business in different areas and companiesHe currently runs his private group of companies, in addition to being a board member in some major banks and companies

Political and Islamic activities

Khairat Al-Shatter started his political activities as early as 1966When he was a secondary school studentHe was a founding member of the general Islamic action in 1967 especially in Alexandria where he played pivotal role in establishing the general Islamic awakening (Sahwa) starting early seventiesHe has been a Muslim Brotherhood member since 1974He took the lead in many Muslim Brotherhoodaffairs, inter alia, Education, Human Development and ManagementHe was elected member of Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau in 1995

Al- Shatter has been to prison several times during Nasser and Mubarak eras

In 1968 after participation in the famous students demonstrations that followed the 1967 War, he was kept in prison for four months then dismissed from university .Right after he was released, he was drafted into the Army in the Red Sea town, a far –off area from Cairo and AlexandriaIn 1992

he was imprisoned for one year in the famous Salsabeel caseIn 1995 he was sentenced to five years, along with 54 members of Muslim Brotherhood who were sentenced from three to five years; he was released in July 2000In 2001 he was imprisoned for almost one year in what was known as Imbaba group, a Muslim Brotherhood meeting

Eng. Al –Shatter has been to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan, and UK. He has also been to Arab, Asian and European countries