Dr. Hossam Badrawi Official Website
First, I think that Dr. Hossam Badrawi, the distinguished Professor of Medicine in Cairo University and education expert who focused his scientific effort on the importance of fulfilling quality and proficiency standards in the Egyptian education system, however, Egypt did not benefit anything from him, is one of most prominent persons who confronted the NDP corruption. He put his personal future, reputation and security at stake when he decided to fight the battle of reforming the NDP from within, putting himself in conflict and difference with most of the NDP figures and leaders. Hossam Badrawi who was the first to spark the change in the NDP must be a part from Egypt future and one of its elements and effective figures, specifically in this stage, not to sit on the “reserve bench”, ruminating his hopes and sorrows without a clear justification!
Badrawi was one of the most significant Egyptian figures demanding for the necessity of change, warning of the risk of procrastination. Perhaps in the heart of the storm, he envisioned the upcoming horizons of change when President Mubarak asked him to assume the NDP Secretariat, while Tahrir Square was flooded by angry crowds, a million protesters, refusing to leave the square from The Friday of Anger till The Friday of Departure unless Mubarak gives up his office and powers. In this history defining moment, Egyptian patriotism dictated Badrawi to summon his courage. As they sat face to face in the presidential palace, Badrawi said to Mubarak “Mr. President, this impasse has no way out but to abdicate all your powers to your Vice President. Declare your son Gamal will not be running for presidency and comply with the necessity to change the constitution so that presidency will be for 2 terms only, hoping that will put out the flaming anger in Tahrir Square.” Badrawi was dismissed from the presidential palace in a cold polite manner. He resigned from the NDP, though it has been a few days since he was appointed. In a statement broadcasted to the world, he publicly declared the failure of his efforts.
Undoubtedly, the story of Badrawi with the NPD at the end of Mubarak’s rule summarizes severe estrangement many Egyptians experienced. They realized the urgent need to change, hoped it would happen without Egypt entering the stage of unconstructive chaos, but things do not always go as planned. I believe that Journalist Ahmed Mubarak excelled in combining the chapters of this story, after checking out its facts and events, in a new interesting book titled “Man of the Storm”.
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