Ahmed Abd Rabo

Ahmed Abd Rabo is an Egyptian political researcher, media figure and political commentator from the city of Tanta. Based in Northern Virginia in the United States, he speaks daily to audiences in Egypt and across the diaspora, breaking down politics and economics in plain language that stays close to people's everyday concerns.

He studied media and journalism at Cairo University and Tanta University, and went on to complete postgraduate studies at Cairo University, earning a Diploma in International Negotiations from the Faculty of Economics and Political Science (2015) and a Diploma in African Affairs from the Institute of African Research and Studies (now the Faculty of African Postgraduate Studies) (2017). He works as a manager at the Dialogue Forum for Democracy and Human Rights, where his media experience meets a long-standing commitment to democracy, human rights, and the rights of ordinary citizens.

Over the years he has built a wide digital presence: his main YouTube channel, the Kalam Mokhtalef channel, a main Facebook page followed by more than 168,000 people, and ElFolos, the news site he founded to cover the Egyptian economy, gold and dollar prices, and the markets.