Mahmoud Refaat

Refaat is a French-Belgian citizen of Egyptian origin. He was born in Cairo, Egypt. Refaat studied law and international relations at Ain Shams University in Egypt, University of Paris, University of Paris Pantheon Assas and Toulouse Capitole University in France.

In January 2018, Mahmoud Refaat managed the presidential campaign of former Egyptian Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sami Anan{{Cite web |date=2018-01-23 |title=مقابلة – ضيف "مونت كارلو": د. محمود رفعت، المتحدث الرسمي باسم المرشح للانتخابات الرئاسية المصرية سامي عنان |url=https://www.mc-doualiya.com/chronicles/interviews-mcd/20180123-%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AB-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9 |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=مونت كارلو الدولية / MCD |language=ar}}{{Cite web |date=2018-01-23 |title=Egypt arrests ex-general who stood for election against Sisi |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/23/former-egyptian-general-arrested-by-military-after-announcing-presidential-bid-sami-anan |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} from abroad.{{Cite news |date=2018-01-26 |title=Le président Al-Sissi déblaie le terrain |language=fr |work=Le Temps |url=https://www.letemps.ch/monde/president-alsissi-deblaie-terrain |access-date=2022-04-24 |issn=1423-3967}}

On May 12, 2018, Mahmoud Refaat and former Libyan Prime Minister Omar al-Hassi founded the International Action Group for Peace in Libya and assumed the position of General Coordinator.{{Cite web |script-title=ar:أوكرانيا واليمن وليبيا.. ازدواجية المعايير " تقرير" |url=https://sa24.co/show15205809.html |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=صحافة 24 نت |lang=ar }} The group aims to put an end to civil war in Libya, and to work with the International Criminal Court (ICC).{{Cite web |last=Kaderassad |first=Abdul |date=2018-05-13 |title=International Group to sue two UN envoys to Libya at the ICC |url=https://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/international-group-sue-two-un-envoys-libya-icc |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=The Libya Observer |language=en }}

In March 2019, Refaat launched the Humanitarian Action Group for Yemen.{{Cite web |title=Ukraine, Yemen and Libya. Double Standards "Report" |website=Al-Thawra Net |url=http://en.althawranews.net/2022/04/ukraine-yemen-and-libya-double-standards-report/ |access-date=2022-04-22 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |script-title=ar:تحقيقات – 180 News-أوكرانيا وقواعد اللعبة في المجتمع الدولي |url=https://180news.net/ar/news/%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%88%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=180news.net |language=ar }}

== Nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize ==

Mahmoud Refaat was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize twice by a group of university professors from different countries as well as members of the European Parliament such as Mr. Klaus Büchner for his efforts for peace in Yemen, Libya and Syria as well.

• In 2018, Refaat was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by a group of members of the European Parliament, led by Klaus Büchner, for his work assisting victims of conflicts in Syria, Yemen, and Libya, as well as his involvement in promoting the role of international law in Libya.

• In 2019, Refaat was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for the second time by former Libyan Prime Minister Omar al-Hassani, along with several university professors from various countries, for his efforts to achieve peace in Libya and his role in the political and legal fields, as well as at the international level, to end the armed conflict.{{Cite web |last=180 تحقيقات - 180 News |title=180 تحقيقات - 180 News-علي الصاوي يكتب: السلام الإقليمي والدولي.. معضلة القرون |url=https://180news.net/ar/news/56837eRBnT |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316094502/https://180news.net/ar/news/56837eRBnT |archive-date=2025-03-16 |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=180news.net |language=ar}}

Some of his publications are:

• Islamic Terrorism, Myth and Reality, 2021, {{ISBN|9798472678001}}.{{Cite book |url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb46894021g |title=Islamic Terrorism, Myth and Reality |date=2021 |publisher=Mahmoud Refaat Messabah |isbn=979-8-4726-7800-1 |location=Paris}}
• Islamophobia: Roots, Consequences and Solutions, 2021, {{ISBN|9798472245562}}.{{Cite book |url=https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb46894028w |title=ISLAMOPHOBIA: Roots, Consequences and Solutions |date=2021 |publisher=Mahmoud Refaat Messabah |isbn=979-8-4722-4556-2 |location=Paris}}
• International Law and Global Governance, 2019, {{ISBN|9798498777597}}.{{Cite book |last=Refaat |first=Mahmoud |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2q5IEAAAQBAJ&q=%E2%80%A2%09International+Law+and+Global+Governance,+2019,+ISBN9798498777597.+%5B10%5D |title=International Law And Global Governance |date=2019-12-30 |publisher=Mahmoud Refaat |isbn=979-8-4987-7759-7 |language=en}}
• Role of International Law in International Politics, 2017, {{ISBN|9798493243936}}.{{Cite book |last=Refaat |first=Mahmoud |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mCdHEAAAQBAJ&q=%E2%80%A2%09Role+of+International+Law+in+International+Politics,+2017,+ISBN+9798493243936.+%5B10%5D |title=Role of International Law in International Politics |date=2017-11-15 |publisher=The European Institute for International Law and International Relations |isbn=979-8-4932-4393-6 |language=en}}
• The Role of the International Criminal Court in the International Peace, 2013, {{ISBN|9798512777138}}.{{Cite book |last=Refaat |first=Mahmoud |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YcYwEAAAQBAJ&q=The+Role+of+the+International+Criminal+Court+in+the+international+peace, |title=The Role of the International Criminal Court in the International Peace |date=2013-03-24 |publisher=The European Institute for International Law and International Relations www.eiir.eu |isbn=979-8-5127-7713-8 |language=en}}
• International Economic Sanctions in International law and In Practice, 2014, {{ISBN|9798483893417}}.{{Cite book |last=Refaat |first=Mahmoud |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hc9EEAAAQBAJ&q=%E2%80%A2%09International+Economic+Sanctions+in+International+law+and+In+Practice,+2014,+ISBN+9798483893417.+%5B10%5D |title=International Economic Sanctions in International law and In Practice |date=2016-07-04 |publisher=The European Institute for International Law and International Relations www.eiir.eu |isbn=979-8-4838-9341-7 |language=en}}
• Ethics and Religion in International Relations – Usage and Investment, 2012, {{ISBN|9798781283668}}.{{Cite book |last=Refaat |first=Mahmoud |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnpYEAAAQBAJ |title=Ethics and Religion in International Relations – Usage and Investment |date=2012-01-01 |publisher=Mahmoud Refaat |isbn=979-8-7812-8366-8 |language=en}}
• The Complementarity of National and International Criminal Legal Systems, 2011, {{ISBN|9798512770689}}.{{Cite book |last=Refaat |first=Mahmoud |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=08UwEAAAQBAJ&q=%E2%80%A2%09The+Complementarity+of+National+and+International+Criminal+Legal+Systems,+2011,+ISBN9798512770689. |title=The Principal of Complementarity of National and International Criminal Legal Systems |date=2011-03-15 |publisher=The European Institute for International Law and International Relations www.eiir.eu |isbn=979-8-5127-7068-9 |language=en}}

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