On September 9, 2018, Criminal Court of South Cairo sentenced – in a retrial - Sherif to three years in prison in an illicit gains case as well as a fine worth LE99,049,794. Beforehand, the father and son, Ihab, were handed five years in prison and a fine worth LE209.7 million. The Court of Cassation accepted the appeal and set the date for the first session of the second re-trial on September 15. Sherif was the chairman of the State Information Service (SIS) between 1978-1980 before chairing the Egypt's national radio and television union. In 2004, Sherif became the secretary-general of the National Democratic Party (NDP), the ruling party under Mubarak.

Source: Egypt Today July 07, 2020 12:53 UTC