| Intro | Egyptian writer and Information activist |
| Is |
Writer Activist |
| From | Egypt |
| Type |
Activism Literature |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
4 July 1988 |
| Age | 32 years |
Amr Sobhy (Arabic: عمرو صبحي ) is an award winning Egyptian information activist, social entrepreneur, published author and poet. He is best known as co-creator of MorsiMeter; a digital initiative and online platform to document and monitor the performance of Egyptian President, Mohamed Morsi, which has attracted a wide global attention. The initiative modeled after Obameter is considered to be the first in Egypt and the Middle East to hold a president accountable for his promises.
Awards
- Nominated for Data Journalism Award 2016 by Global Editors Network for Open Data category.
- World Summit Youth Award 2012
- MasterCard Foundation Anzisha Fellowship 2011
- World Summit Youth Award 2011
- Egypt’s Award for Child Literature (Internet Applications, 2004)
- “Chevening scholar shortlisted for internationally renowned Data Journalism Award”.
- “MorsiMeter- World Summit Youth Award 2012”.
- Saha, Jyotsana. “Sobhy on Panel”. http://mastercardfdn.org.
- “Featured on International Youth Foundation”. http://www.iyflive.net.
- “Anzisha Fellows: Amr Sobhy”. anzishaprize.org.
- “Zabatak the anti-crime, anti-corruption initiative”.
Literary Works
- Zatul Redaa’ al-Kormozeyy (The Lady in Scarlet – ذات الرداء القرمزي, 2012, Poetry)
- Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen (Diary of a Timeworn Lad – يوميات كهل صغير السن, 2011, Prose)
- Addahshatul Ola (The First Marvel – الدهشة الأولى, 2008, Poetry)
- el-Banna, Heba. “Translated: A new poetry collection for Amr Sobhy by MER Book House”. Masrawy.com. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen | Google Books. Google Books. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- “Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen information and reviews on Goodreads”.
- Yousuf Al Qaradawi, Abdulrahman. “Translated:Addahshatul Ola; A birth certificate for a good poet”. Youm7.com.
- “Addahshatul Ola information and reviews on Goodreads”.