Wael Ghonim
E451959
Wael Ghonim is an Egyptian internet activist and former Google executive who became widely known for his influential online role in mobilizing and organizing protests during Egypt’s 2011 revolution.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wael Ghonim canonical | 2 |
| @Ghonim | 1 |
| Ghonim | 1 |
| Ilka Ghonim | 1 |
| We Are All Khaled Said Facebook page | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4544508 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wael Ghonim Context triple: [January 25 Uprising, hasKeyFigure, Wael Ghonim]
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A.
Marwan Kenzari
Marwan Kenzari is a Dutch-Tunisian actor known for his roles in international films such as Disney’s live-action Aladdin and various Hollywood thrillers and dramas.
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B.
Taha Yassin Ramadan
Taha Yassin Ramadan was an Iraqi politician who served as one of Saddam Hussein’s closest aides and as Vice President of Iraq before being convicted and executed for crimes against humanity after the fall of his regime.
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C.
Akhtar Mansour
Akhtar Mansour was a senior Afghan Taliban commander who became the group's de facto leader after Mullah Omar and was killed in a 2016 U.S. drone strike in Pakistan.
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D.
Khaled Mohieddin
Khaled Mohieddin was an Egyptian military officer, politician, and prominent leftist figure who played a key role in the 1952 revolution that overthrew the monarchy.
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E.
Nabil Elaraby
Nabil Elaraby is an Egyptian diplomat and jurist who has served in prominent international roles, including leadership within the Arab League and representation at the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wael Ghonim Target entity description: Wael Ghonim is an Egyptian internet activist and former Google executive who became widely known for his influential online role in mobilizing and organizing protests during Egypt’s 2011 revolution.
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A.
Marwan Kenzari
Marwan Kenzari is a Dutch-Tunisian actor known for his roles in international films such as Disney’s live-action Aladdin and various Hollywood thrillers and dramas.
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B.
Taha Yassin Ramadan
Taha Yassin Ramadan was an Iraqi politician who served as one of Saddam Hussein’s closest aides and as Vice President of Iraq before being convicted and executed for crimes against humanity after the fall of his regime.
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C.
Akhtar Mansour
Akhtar Mansour was a senior Afghan Taliban commander who became the group's de facto leader after Mullah Omar and was killed in a 2016 U.S. drone strike in Pakistan.
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D.
Khaled Mohieddin
Khaled Mohieddin was an Egyptian military officer, politician, and prominent leftist figure who played a key role in the 1952 revolution that overthrew the monarchy.
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E.
Nabil Elaraby
Nabil Elaraby is an Egyptian diplomat and jurist who has served in prominent international roles, including leadership within the Arab League and representation at the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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computer engineer ⓘ human ⓘ internet activist ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| arrestedBy |
Egyptian security forces
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linked to:
Egyptian National Police
|
| awardReceived |
Kenneth Wherry Award for Courage in Communication
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Time 100 list of most influential people ⓘ
linked to:
Time 100 Most Influential People
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| countryOfCitizenship | Egypt ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1980-12-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDetention | 2011-01-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfRelease | 2011-02-07 ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
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Master of Business Administration ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
The New York Times
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Time magazine ⓘ |
| detentionEvent | secretly detained during the early days of the 2011 Egyptian uprising ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
American University in Cairo
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Cairo University ⓘ |
| employer | Google ⓘ |
| facebookPage | We Are All Khaled Said ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ghonim
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linked to:
Wael Ghonim
|
| fieldOfWork |
digital marketing
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internet activism ⓘ social media ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Wael ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.waelghonim.com ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administering the Facebook page "We Are All Khaled Said"
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using social media to organize protests in Egypt in 2011 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
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English ⓘ |
| listedIn |
Time 100 (2011)
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linked to:
Time 100 Most Influential People
|
| movement | 2011 Egyptian revolution ⓘ |
| name | Wael Ghonim ⓘ |
| nationality | Egyptian ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the 2011 Egyptian revolution ⓘ |
| notableWork | Revolution 2.0 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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computer engineer ⓘ former Google executive ⓘ internet activist ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2011 Egyptian protests
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Arab Spring ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cairo ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Google Middle East and North Africa marketing manager ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfWork |
Revolution 2.0, 2012
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linked to:
Revolution 2.0
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| residence |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| spouse |
Ilka Ghonim
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linked to:
Wael Ghonim
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| twitterUsername |
@Ghonim
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linked to:
Wael Ghonim
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wael Ghonim Description of subject: Wael Ghonim is an Egyptian internet activist and former Google executive who became widely known for his influential online role in mobilizing and organizing protests during Egypt’s 2011 revolution.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wael Ghonim
linked to: Wael Ghonim
linked to: Wael Ghonim
linked to: Wael Ghonim