# Mahmoud Abu Zeid

> Mahmoud Abu Zeid, also known as Shawkan (شوكان), is an Egyptian photojournalist who was arrested for taking photos of the Rabaa massacre in Cairo, Egypt and imprisoned during the post-coup unrest by the Egyptian government since 2013, where he faced the death penalty. By September 2018 he had been sentenced to a five-year prison term and was expected to be released shortly thereafter; he was released on 4 March 2019.

*Egyptian photojournalist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/mahmoud-abu-zeid

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** Egypt
- **Born:** 1987
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 9.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Mahmoud Abu Zeid](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abu_Zeid)
- [محمود أبو زيد (مصور صحفي)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%AF_(%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%B5%D8%AD%D9%81%D9%8A))
- [محمود ابو زيد (مصور اخبار)](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%AF_(%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1))
- [Mahmoud Abu Zeid](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abu_Zeid)
- [Mahmúd Abú Zajd](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahm%C3%BAd_Ab%C3%BA_Zajd)
- [Mahmud Abu Zeid](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_Abu_Zeid)
- [Mahmoud Abu Zeid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abu_Zeid)
- [Mahmoud Abu Zeid](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abu_Zeid)
- [Shawkan](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawkan)
- [Mahmoud Abu Zeid](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Abu_Zeid)
- [Shawkan](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawkan)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27500870)

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