After it sparked controversy in Egypt because of its high costs, and the participation of a large number of politicians, celebrities and businessmen in it, as well as the revival of the artist Amr Diab for him, an Egyptian parliamentarian requested a briefing regarding the wedding of Khaled Mujahid, the former spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Health, who was dismissed from his post following accusations of corruption pursued Ministry officials.
Muhammad Saad Al-Samoudy, a member of the House of Representatives, submitted a request for a briefing addressed to the Prime Minister, regarding the extravagance of the ceremony, which exceeded 10 million pounds, describing it as legendary and drawing attention due to the presence of many public figures and businessmen, and its revival by singing stars in Egypt. The wages of each of them exceed 3 million pounds, as he put it.
In his statement, which was published by Egyptian newspapers, the deputy explained that the owner of the wedding, Khaled Mujahid, a government employee in the state, had previously served as a former spokesman for the Ministry of Health, and he was dismissed on the background of accusations of financial corruption that pursued officials in the ministry.
Mujahid graduated from Ain Shams College of Medicine in 2009, then began his working life in the Department of Al-Qassisin Health in Ismailia, like any newly graduated Egyptian doctor, before Dr. Hala Zayed issued a decision appointing him as her assistant for media affairs.
Khaled Mujahid’s wedding
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Al-Samoudi added that the costs of this ceremony, which is the second marriage of Mujahid in less than a year, are not commensurate with the sources of income of his owner, who is a former employee in the Ministry of Health, which raised legitimate questions, and also provoked a crowd of citizens in Egypt in light of the unprecedented state of high prices and economic conditions. and excruciating living.
Al-Samoudi concluded his statement by saying that we need to identify Khaled Mujahid’s sources of income, and track his financial liability, as a supervisory measure authorized by us by virtue of the fact that we are responsible for preserving public money.
father of the bride
In a related context, Egyptian press sources revealed the secret of the controversy that spread around the ceremony and the participation of this huge crowd of celebrities in it, and said that the father of the bride is a senior businessman in the petroleum sector and the owner of a famous restaurant that all the stars of art and politics come to.
Khaled Mujahid’s wedding
It is noteworthy that the wedding ceremony, which was held a few days ago, also witnessed the presence of the British Ambassador in Cairo Gareth Bailey, and the ceremony was revived by the artists Amr Diab, Haitham Shaker, Mahmoud El-Leithi, Anastasia, and attended by Lieutenant-General Ahmed Shafik, former Prime Minister of Egypt, and Dr. Hala Zayed, the former Minister of Health and Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohamed Maait, and a number of other senior celebrities and businessmen, led by Eng. Naguib Sawiris, Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr. Naima Al-Qusair, WHO representative in Egypt, and Dr. Hussein Khairy, the Syndicate of Physicians.
