The Menofiya administrative court dismissed an appeal filed by leading figure of the now-dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) and steel tycoon Ahmed Ezz against a decision disqualifying him from running in the upcoming parliamentary poll.
The parliamentary elections committee in Menofiya governorate has disqualified the steel tycoon for missing documents.
Ezz's decision to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections drew criticism from many political figures and parties as the 56-year-old former lawmaker is widely believed to have engineered widespread fraud during the 2010 parliamentary elections.