List of Famous people born in Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Moamen Zakaria
Moamen Zakaria is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Al Ahly and the Egypt national team as an Attacking midfielder.
Youssef Ziedan
Youssef Ziedan is an Egyptian scholar who specializes in Arabic and Islamic studies. He worked for some time as director of the Manuscript Center and Museum affiliated to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. He is a public lecturer, a columnist and a prolific author of more than 50 books.
Saad El-Katatni
Mohamed Saad Tawfik El-Katatni is an Egyptian Islamist politician who has been the chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) since October 2012. From January 2012 until its dissolution in September he was the first Speaker of the People's Assembly after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Prior to this, he served as the first secretary-general of the FJP and was a member of the Guidance Bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood.