Maikel Nabil Sanad (also transcribed as Michael Egyptian Arabic: ????? ???? ????, IPA: ['m?jkel næ'bi?l 'sænæd]; born in 1985 in Asyut), is an Egyptian political activist, blogger, and a former political prisoner.
He became famous in 2010 for refusing to serve in the Egyptian army, then in 2011 for his role in the Egyptian revolution.
Nabil is the first Egyptian blogger to be arrested solely for his opinion.
He is known for promoting liberal democratic values in Egypt, and campaigning for peaceful relations between Egypt and Israel.
Nabil has called himself Egypt's "only" pro-Israel activist.