Amr Sobhy
Amr Sobhy is an Egyptian information activist, social and tech 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.
Amr Sobhy
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- Name
- Amr Sobhy عمرو صبحي
- Born
- 4 July 1988
- Education
- * University of Tanta (BS)
- Nationality
- Egypt
- Occupation
- writer · poet
- Languages
- Arabic · Egyptian Arabic
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Amr Sobhy is an Egyptian information activist, social and tech 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.
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Amr Sobhy (born 1988) is an Egyptian poet and writer. The poet studied at Tanta University. Languages used include Arabic and Egyptian Arabic.
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Biography
Biography
His work gave rise to other political promise trackers including Iran's Rouhani Meter and Canada's TrudeauMeter.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Amr Sobhy عمرو صبحي • Born — 4 July 1988 • Education — * University of Tanta (BS) • Birkbeck, University of London (MSc)
Literary works
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)
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Life and career
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1988
Amr Sobhy born.
Awards
• 100 Most Influential Young Africans 2017. • Forbes 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa 2017 • Nominated for Data Journalism Award 2016 by Global Editors Network for Open Data category. • World Summit Awards 2012 • Mastercard Foundation Anzisha Fellowship 2011 • World Summit Awards 2011 • Egypt's Award for Child Literature (Internet Applications, 2004)
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- 1.EGYPT: 'Mursi Meter' tries to keep Egypt's leader on toes. 4 September 2025.
- 2.Naeem, Zubair. Austria's 'apilayer' acquires two SaaS API products from Egypt's PushBots. MENABytes.
- 3.Hariharan, Sindhu. Egypt-Based Startup PushBots Wants To Make App Notifications Smarter. entrepreneur.com.
- 4.Musewe, Tapfuma. Pushing boundaries for change: Africa's young social entrepreneurs. Consultancyafrica.com.
- 5.Hiraa. Reading the mind of Amr Sobhy. Hirabook.com dead link. July 2017.
- 6.Goodreads.com. List of Books by Amr Sobhy on Goodreads.
- 7.Londoño, Ernesto. Egypt's garbage crisis bedevils Morsi. WashingtonPost. 2012-08-26.
- 8.Like 'Obameter,' the 'Morsi Meter' tracks Egyptian president's promises. CNN.
- 9.El-Sherif, Nehal. Egyptians put new president's promises on 'Morsi Meter'. The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute.
- 10.INTERVIEW-'Morsi Meter' tries to keep Egypt's leader on toes. Reuters. Aug 2, 2012.
- 11.Egypt activists set up website to monitor new president. BBC.
- 12.Mitchel, Bill. Arab Spring journalism advances with Morsi Meter. The Poynter Institute. July 24, 2012.
- 13.al-Tahawi, Randa. Morsi Meter: Measuring Promises. EgyptToday. July 25, 2012.
- 14.'Morsi Meter' to monitor Egyptian President's performance. The Times of India.
- 15.Drobnic Holan, Angie. Rouhani Meter tracks Iran president's campaign promises. politifact.com. PolitiFact.
- 16.Rouhani Meter- About us. Rouhani Meter.
- 17.Rifai, Ryan. Canada: 'Trudeaumetre' rising?. aljazeera.com.
- 18.TrudeauMeter- About us. TrudeauMeter.
- 19.2017 Most Influential Young Africans List Announced. www.africayouthawards.org.
- 20.Nsehe, Mfonobong. 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa 2017. forbes.com.
- 21.Chevening scholar shortlisted for internationally renowned Data Journalism Award. Birkbeck, University of London.
- 22.MorsiMeter- World Summit Youth Award 2012. 3 September 2012.
- 23.Saha, Jyotsana. Sobhy on Panel. mastercardfdn.org.
- 24.Featured on International Youth Foundation. iyflive.net.
- 25.anzishaprize.org. Anzisha Fellows: Amr Sobhy. 4 February 2014.
- 26.Zabatak the anti-crime, anti-corruption initiative. 17 December 2011.
- 27.el-Banna, Heba. Translated: A new poetry collection for Amr Sobhy by MER Book House. Masrawy.com.
- 28.Sobhy, Amr. Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen Google Books. Amr Sobhy - عمرو صبحي. 9781291032451.
- 29.Yawmyat Kahl Sagheer al-Sen information and reviews on Goodreads.
- 30.Yousuf Al Qaradawi, Abdulrahman. Translated:Addahshatul Ola; A birth certificate for a good poet. Youm7.com.
- 31.Addahshatul Ola information and reviews on Goodreads.
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