Egyptian President ‘Put on Sale’ on eBay after Claiming he would Sell Himself to Help Economy
The President of Egypt has been put “on sale” on eBay after vowing that he would sell himself to help the country’s economy, “Armenpress” reports citing Independent website.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the former army head who ousted his predecessor Mohammed Morsi, was widely mocked for his pledge as he laid out development plans on Wednesday.
“If it were possible for me to be sold, I would sell myself,” he said in a speech on state television, where he also reportedly asked Egyptians to donate to public funds by text.
An eBay user quickly held the President to his word by putting him up for sale on a joke page.
Bids from more than 100 users quickly rocketed to $100,300 (£72,000) but the page was taken down later on February 24.
Next to a photo of a laughing President Sisi, he was listed as a “slightly used” field marshal and doctor of philosophers with a military background, according to a translation byForeign Policy.
Sisi was formerly Egypt’s official military attaché in Saudi Arabia and described himself as a doctor sent by God to inform world leaders, intelligence experts, politicians and the “greatest philosophers” in a speech last year.
