Walid Shawky

Walid Shawky is an Egyptian Political activist , political commentator and dentist by training. Waleed co-founded and played a key role in the April 6 Youth Movement an Egyptian grassroot Democratic movement that had a pivotal role in the 2011 revolution in Egypt, contributing to its strategic planning and digital communications

His writings appear at MadaMasr, ALmanasa , Masr 360 and Journal of Democracy. He was arrested in 2018, subjected to enforced disappearance, and spent more than three years behind bars on pretrial detention  solely for exercising his rights to freedom of expression and association. He was released from prison in April 2022.Waleed is a Candidate for Mid Career Masters of Public Administration at Harvard Kennedy School 2024/2025.