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ghonim in 2014 cairo , egypt egyptian wael ghonim
 23 december 1980 san francisco , california , u.s. waelghonimheadshot.jpg google ventures wael ghonim ar وائل غنيم entrepreneur in residence cairo university -lrb- b.s. -rrb- -lrb- m.b.a. -rrb-
wael ghonim

wael ghonim -lrb- , other transliterations include : `` ghoneim , ghonaim '' , born 23 december 1980 -rrb- is an internet activist and computer engineer with an interest in social entrepreneurship .
in 2011 , he became an international figure and energized pro-democracy demonstrations in egypt after his emotional interview following 11 days of secret incarceration by egyptian police -- during which he was interrogated regarding his work as the anonymous administrator of the facebook page , `` we are all khaled saeed '' , which helped spark the revolution .
`` time '' magazine included him in its `` time 100 '' list of 100 most influential people of 2011 , and the world economic forum have selected him as one of the young global leaders in 2012 .
wael is the author of `` revolution 2.0 : the power of people is stronger than the people in power '' .
in 2012 , he founded tahrir academy , a technology focused ngo that aims at fostering education in egypt .
he is currently a co-founder at parlio.com .
