Salah Abdel Maqsoud (Arabic: صلاح عبد المقصود) was the minister of information of Egypt as part of the Qandil Cabinet.
[5] He wrote for various Islamist magazines such as Dawa al Bashir (1985), the Banner of Islam (1987 and 1994) and Harvest of Thought (1992).
[8] Maqsoud became a member of the Freedom and Justice Party and worked as a spokesman during the election campaign of Mohamed Morsi.
[9] He was appointed minister of information to the cabinet headed by Hisham Qandil on 2 August 2012, replacing Ahmed Anis.
[10] His term officially ended on 16 July 2013 when the interim cabinet led by prime minister Hazem Al Beblawi was formed.