He managed the presidential campaign of former Egyptian Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sami Anan during 2018 Egyptian presidential election.
In 2018, Mahmoud Refaat managed the presidential campaign of former Egyptian Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Sami Anan[7][8] from abroad.
[9] 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.
[10] The group aims to put an end to civil war in Libya, and to work with the International Criminal Court (ICC).
[11] In March 2019, Refaat launched the Humanitarian Action Group for Yemen.