Malek Elshazly

**Sir Malek Elshazly KC OM** (born 1031) is a Sterdaman lawyer, civil engineer and politician. He currently serves as the country's 2nd Attorney General. He was the 6th Prime Minister of Sterdam, succeeding Muhammed Bassem, from 18 June 2023, 1085 AH until 17 July 2023, 1086 AH. He disbanded the coalition with the Nation's Party and formed a new one with the Development Party and Long Live Sterdam Party which remains intact with his successor, Muhammed Elsayed, as the Prime Minister. He was the founder and Leader of the Freedom Party which is now called the Labour Party.

## Malek Elshazly

### Occupation

6th Prime Minister of Sterdam (1085-1086)2nd Attorney General (1086-Present)

## Personal Life & Education

Sir Malek was born in Constitutin, Sterdam in 1031. In 1056, he married Mona Elshazly, a Sterdaman lawyer and politician. They have three children: Selim, Yassin and Lina. Selim and Yassin are twins.

Elshazly graduated from the University of Constitutin with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1077. Later on, he went back to the University to study another major: law. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1081. In 1089, he graduated with a Master of Laws degree in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution from Westford University.

## Early Career (1072-1085)

In 1072, he was appointed as the first Governor of the Central Bank of Sterdam. He remained in that position for less than a year. He was then appointed Minister of Economy and Resources and Acting Minister of Housing and Infrastructure in 1073 in the Cabinet of Muhammed Bassem.

Elshazly secretly supported the 1073 coup attempt staged by the then-Minister of Defence Mohanad Shoeib. He had multiple ideas to modernise the monarchy which most of were implemented after the attempt. The coup's objective was to establish a republican system. Albeit, he was very supportive of the monarchy publicly.

When candidacy for the 1074 Prime Ministerial Elections started, Elshazly ran for the office. His only opponent was his superior, Muhammed Bassem. The elections resulted in Bassem winning a second term and Elshazly being arrested. He was charged with election fraud after he used the national numbers of some citizens to vote for himself without their consent. He was caught because the national numbers he used already had their votes casted. He was then tried in the Supreme Constitutional Court by the then-Chief Justice of the Court, Michael Abdelmalek. On 4 November 2022, 1078 AH, he was sentenced by the Court to one year and six months in prison and a 1,000,000 Sterdaman pounds fine.

On 26 November 2022, 1078 AH, King Jamal IV pardoned Elshazly and ordered for him to be released and exempted from the fine. In addition, the royal decree ordered the Minister of Justice to expunge Elshazly's criminal record and "to allow him to practice life freely and participate in political life once again". The following year, he ran for and assumed parliamentary offices.

On 27 November 2022, 1078 AH, Elshazly founded the Freedom Party and became its first leader. During his party leadership, Mazen Bassiouny represented the Party in the 1079 Prime Ministerial Election which he won. He became the first Freedom Party Prime Minister. He continued as party leader until he resigned the premiership and leadership in 1086.

In 1080, Elshazly was once again fully integrated into politics. He ran in the 1080 Prime Ministerial Election. He lost the election. Despite that, he served as Minister of Housing, Urbanisation and Urban Communities from 1 January 2023, 1080 AH until 14 May 2023, 1084 AH in the first and second Bassem ministries. Malek Elshazly became The Baron Elshazly on 1 May after being appointed to the House of Peers. In 1084, Elshazly, as Leader of the Freedom Party, formed a coalition with the Nation's Party lead by Muhammed Bassem. Together, they formed the Bassem-Elshazly ministry, the first political coalition in Sterdam's history, with Elshazly as the 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Sterdam. He also served as Minister of Defence and Minister of Military Production in the coalition government. The coalition lasted between 15 May 2023, 1084 AH and 17 June 2023, 1086 AH.

## Prime Minister (1085-1086)

After Muhammed Bassem resigned his position as the 5th Prime Minister of Sterdam, the Nation's Party chose Muhammed Ghoneim to succeed Bassem as its leader. Due to the change of leadership, Elshazly disbanded the coalition with the Nation's Party. To reach a majority in the House of Representatives, he formed a new coalition with the Development Party and Long Live Sterdam Party. With a secured majority in the House, Malek Elshazly, then The Baron Elshazly, was invited by King Jamal IV to form a government in his name as the sixth Prime Minister of Sterdam. He then formed the Elshazly ministry.

The premiership of Malek Elshazly was described as "developmental" by many. His government developed aircraft manufacturing, hospitals and schools. The Ethanshire International Airport was his government's largest accomplishment. Despite his praised governance skills, he called for a general election and announced that he will not continue in the leadership and that he will abolish his peerage after the Political Crisis of 1086 that led to the abdication of Jamal IV. It was later announced that he will be appointed Attorney General. He was succeeded by Muhammed Elsayed who became the seventh Prime Minister of Sterdam and the Leader of the Freedom Party.

## Attorney General (1086-Present)

Elshazly as Attorney General witnessed many important milestones in Sterdaman prosecutorial and judicial history. He was in office when the Prosecutors Act 1088, the Judiciary Act 1088, the Murder Act 1088, and the Manslaughter Act 1089 were passed by the Parliament. He investigated and prosecuted many significant cases. In 1088, he appointed his son, Yassin, as his deputy, the Solicitor General.

## Honours & Awards

In the 2023 National Day Honours, Elshazly was knighted as an Honorary Knight of the Kingdom of Sterdam and named "Sir Malek Elshazly". He was awarded the Most Honourable Order of Merit on 11 September 2023, 1088 AH on the occasion of his birthday.

On 12 October 2023, 1089 AH, he was appointed a King’s Counsel. He is the first person in Sterdaman history to be appointed a King’s Counsel.