Ghonim
Ghonim, usually rendered as Wael Ghonim, is an Egyptian computer engineer, internet activist, and technology executive best known for his role in the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. He is widely associated with the use of social media to organize and amplify protests.
Ghonim was born in Cairo and studied computer engineering at Cairo University. He joined Google in 2003,
In January 2011, while at Google, Ghonim created the Facebook page “We are all Khaled Said” in
Ghonim was detained by Egyptian security forces for about 11 days in February 2011. His detention and
Following the uprising, Ghonim published Revolution 2.0, a book about the revolution and the impact of digital