Elsayyid Elbadawi Shehata (Egyptian Arabic: السيد البدوى شحاته, IPA:[esˈsæjjedelˈbædæwiʃeˈħæːtæ]; born 1950) is an Egyptian businessman and the former President of El-Wafd Party. He is the head of the Board of Directors of Al-Hayah Egyptian television network.[1]
Early life
Badawi was born in 1950 and grew up in Tanta governorate. He graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Alexandria in 1973.[2]
Career
Badawi started his political career in the 1980s and joined Wafd Party in 1980 where he was elected as secretary general of the party in 2000.[3]