Mahmoud Refaat

Mahmoud Refaat (Arabic: محمود رفعت‎, romanized: Mahmood Rifaat; born April 25, 1978) is an international relations scholar (president of the European Institute for International Law and International Relations), writer, and lawyer.

Refaat was born in Cairo in Egypt. He managed the presidential campaign of former Egyptian Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sami Anan during 2018 Egyptian presidential election. He also established the International Action Group for Peace in Libya and the Humanitarian Action Group for Yemen.

Biography
Refaat is a French-Belgian citizen of Egyptian origin. He was born in Cairo, Egypt.

In 2018, Mahmoud Refaat managed the presidential campaign of former Egyptian Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sami Anan from abroad.

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. The group aims to put an end to civil war in Libya, and to work with the International Criminal Court (ICC).

In March 2019, Refaat launched the Humanitarian Action Group for Yemen.

Selected publications
Some of his publications are:


 * Islamic Terrorism, Myth and Reality, 2021, ISBN 9798472678001.
 * Islamophobia: Roots, Consequences and Solutions, 2021, ISBN 9798472245562.
 * International Law and Global Governance, 2019, ISBN 9798498777597.
 * Role of International Law in International Politics, 2017, ISBN 9798493243936.
 * The Role of the International Criminal Court in the International Peace, 2013, ISBN 9798512777138.
 * International Economic Sanctions in International law and In Practice, 2014, ISBN 9798483893417.
 * Ethics and Religion in International Relations – Usage and Investment, 2012, ISBN 9798781283668.
 * The Complementarity of National and International Criminal Legal Systems, 2011, ISBN 9798512770689.