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  • Friday ,11 January 2013
العربية

Brotherhood's Freedom & Justice Party elects new secretary-general

By-Ahram

Copts and Poliltical Islam

00:01

Friday ,11 January 2013

Brotherhood's Freedom & Justice Party elects new secretary-general

 Hussein Ibrahim became the new secretary-general of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) in internal party elections held Thursday.

Ibrahim clinched victory with 39 votes against 21 for opponent Helmy El-Gazar.
 
Ibrahim had served as head of the FJP's bloc in the now-dissolved People's Assembly (the lower house of Egypt's parliament).
 
Following the dissolution of parliament last summer, the 53-year old – originally from Alexandria – was appointed party secretary for Alexandria.
 
Thursday also saw the FJP elect several new committee heads.