New Cabinet Ministers of Egypt
Eng. Sherif Ismail
The Prime Minister
 Engineer Ismail was appointed Minister of Petroleum and Minerals Resources under
the interim cabinet led by H.E. Hazem Al Beblawi.
 H.E. Sherif Ismail is an engineer by training. He began his career as an Engineer at
Mobil.
 He then worked for Enppi for several years until he assumed the position of General
Manager for Technical Affairs and became a member of the board of directors.
 He held different managerial posts at the different state-run petrochemical and natural
gas firms. He served as the executive deputy chairman and then chairman of the
Egyptian holding company for petrochemicals (ECHEM), which was established in
2002. Next he was named chairman of the Egyptian natural gas holding company
(EGAS).
 Ismail served as Managing Director before becoming the Chairman of the state-owned
Ganoub El-Wadi Petroleum Holding Company which manages exploration and
production concessions, establishes joint ventures with private companies and
constructs oil infrastructure.
 H.E. Sherief Ismail holds a Bachelors of Engineering in Mechanics from Ain Shams
University.
Dr. Ahmed Zaki Badr
Minister of Local Development
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Former Minister of Education
Former President of Akhbar El Youm Academy
Dr. Badr received his bachelor of science degree in engineering from Ain Shams
University in 1982.
 He then obtained master of science degree again from Ain Shams University in 1986.
 He also received his Ph.D. from University of Nantes, France in 1990.
Dr. Ahmed Emad El Din Rady
Minister of Health and Population
 Dr. Rady served as former Dean of Ain Shams School of Medicine and former head of
Ain Shams University Hospitals
 He also served as Vice Dean Of Community Services & Environmental Development
Affairs , Faculty Of Medicine Ain Shams university
 One of the most prominent Orthopaedic Specialists in Egypt
 Ministry of Health and Population merges Ministry of Health and Ministry of
Population
 Dr. Rady has a Masters degree in Orthopedic Surgery
Dr. Ashraf El-Shihi
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
 Worked as a teaching assistant, Zagazig University, Sharqiya Governorate
 Professor of Construction Engineering, Zagazig University, Sharqiya Governorate
 Appointed as acting President and Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research,
Zagazig University, 2013
 President of Zagazig University, 2015
 BS in Engineering, Cairo University MA and PhD Holder
H.E. Ashraf El Araby
Minister of Planning and Administrative Reform
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Ashraf El-Araby was first appointed planning minister in the Hisham Kandil government
in August 2012.
He was reappointed for the same post in the Hazem El-Beblawi government in July 2013.
As part of Mahlab‟s government, El-Araby took part in preparing a mid-term economic
development plan for the country which was unveiled at the Economic Development
Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh in March.
Under El-Araby, the ministry prepared a plan to reform Egypt‟s public administration.
The ministry also drafted new civil service law which was passed by President El-Sisi in
March 2015.
The new minister will lead negotiations with public employees on the yet-to-bedetermined bylaws of the legislation. He will also oversee the implementation of the
government‟s economic vision and plans for administrative reform.
H.E. Ahmed El Zend
Minister of Justice
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Ahmed El-Zend, 69, was appointed justice minister in May 2015, replacing former justice
minister Mahfouz Saber.
El-Zend has been the head of the powerful Judges Club since 2009. He is a harsh critic of
the Brotherhood. As head of the Judges Club he was a key player in leading the judiciary
in its confrontation with Morsi and Islamist parties in 2013 over proposed changes to the
judicial powers law.
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El Zend worked for several years in the United Arab Emirates as the head of the Sharia
Courts in Ras al-Khaima and then as a legal adviser to the Crown Prince.
He was born in Tanta and received degree in Islamic law then became a public prosecutor
shortly after.
Dr. Essam Fayed
Minister of Agriculture
 Fayed serves as a microbiology professor at Ain Shams University.
 The new minister will attempt to implement President El-Sisi‟s “one million feddans” land
reclamation project
H.E. Dr. Hani Qadri Demian
Minister of Finance
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Demian was appointed as finance minister in Mahlab‟s cabinet during Adly Mansour‟s
tenure as interim president.
Since February 2014, Dimian has undertaken politically sensitive measures such as raising
fuel prices, seeking to reduce Egypt‟s deficit.
Prior to his appointment, he served as Deputy Finance Minister from October 2012 - April
2013.
In 2008, he was appointed as the Chairman of Deputies for the IMF's International
Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC). He was the IMFC's deputy at a G20 summit
and chaired the IMFC communique drafting sessions. He has been a key Egyptian
negotiator with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
He joined the Ministry of Finance in July 2004 as a Senior Advisor and Director of the
Macro Fiscal Unit, at the Minister's office
B.Sc., Accounting, Helwan University, 1988
M.A., International Affairs (MIA) in Economic Policy, Columbia University, 1996
Dr. El Helali El Sherbini
Minister of Education and Technical Education
 Served as dean of the Faculty of Specialized Education of Mansoura University.
 Also as Cultural Advisor to the Libyan government.
 He served as First Deputy, Sector of Cultural Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education,
2014
H.E. Ghada Wali
Minister of Social Solidarity
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Ghada Wali was appointed minister of Social Solidarity in March 2014.
Prior to her appointment, she served as Managing Director of the Social Fund for
Development (SFD)
Served as UNDP's Assistant Resident Representative in Egypt.
Program Director of CARE International from 2001 - 2004
Board member of the Consumer Protection Agency
Board member of Injaz - a non-profit organization
Former member of the Economic Committee at the National Council for Women
B.A., Arts and Linguistics, Colorado University, 1987
M.A., Arts and Humanities, Colorado University, 1990
Gamal Mohamed Serour
Minister of Manpower
 He served as First Deputy for Migration and Foreign Labor, Ministry of Manpower
 Headed the Department of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining, Ministry of
Manpower
Helmy El-Namnam
Minister of Culture
 El-Namnam is an Author, Journalist and served as head of Egypt's National Library &
Archives in 2014.
 El-Namnam was Deputy Editor of Al-Mosawar Magazine and Deputy Head of the General
Egyptian Book Organization (GEBO) before becoming Editor-In-Chief of Dar El-HilalOne of the oldest state-owned publication houses in Egypt
 He is the author of several books, including: „Sayed Qutb‟, „The July Revolution‟, „The
Unknown Hassan El-Banna‟, „Taha Hussein‟ & „Zionism‟.
 B.A., Philosophy, Cairo University
Hisham Zaazou
Minister of Tourism
 Zaazou held the same position under Ibrahim Mahlab's government in 2014 and Hisham
Kandil's government in 2012.
 Prior to that, he served as Deputy Minister of Tourism (2011 - 2012)
 Also as Chair of the Egyptian Tourism Federation (ETF), (2004 - 2007)
 Board member of the General Authority of Touristic Development
 Named the first Egyptian to be appointed as the Vice President of the United Nations
Business Council in World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
 Has a certified in the field of Public Private Partnership (PPP) from Harvard University
 B.A. in Accounting, Faculty of Commerce, Ain Shams University, 1976
H.E. Dr. Khaled Hanafy
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade
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M.A.& Regional Economic Development & New Communities, University of Alexandria
Ph.D., Economics along with several professional diplomas the fields of logistics, business
administration, trade, and transportation from George Washington University, Thunderbird
School of Global Management, Louisiana State University, and the World Bank Institute
(WBI) in Pennsylvania
Appointed Chairman of the Internal Trade Development Authority (ITDA) in November
2013
Served as Dean of the Faculty of International Transport and Logistics at the Arab
Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport
Former Executive Director for the Arab Institute for Trade and Commodity Exchange
Served as a consultant for the National Project of Port Said, the Suez Canal Axis Project
and the Egyptian Chambers of Commerce
H.E. Khaled Abdel Aziz
Ministry of State for Youth and Sports
 H.E. Khaled Abdel-Aziz was appointed Minister in June 2014
 Prior to his appointment, he served as head of the Shooting Club, then chairman of the
National Council of Youth.
 He was director of the 2006 African Cup of Nations, which Egypt hosted and won.
Magdy El-Agaty
Minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs
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High Administrative Court Judge
Served as Vice President of Egypt‟s State Council
El-Agaty is the Former Head of the Legislation Department in Egypt‟s State Council
El-Agaty has over 25 years of experience in the State Council and was head of „Fatwa‟
(legal rulings) management in Interior and Justice Ministries before becoming a Judge in
Egypt‟s Higher Administrative Court.
Gen. Mohamed El Assar
Minister of State for Military Production
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General El Assar is a Member of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF).
He Served as Assistant to the Defense Minister for Military Armaments and as Chief of the
Egyptian Procurement Authority.
 Headed a delegation to the United States tasked with discussing strategic relations, 2011.
 He participated in three wars; 1967, 1973 and the Kuwait war in 1991.
General El Assar graduated from the Military Technical College with a Doctorate Degree in
Engineering.
H.E. Mohamed Mukhtar Gomaa
Minister of Religious Endowments
 H.E. Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa was first appointed minister of religious endowments in
2014 by then-interim president Adly Mansour.
 Gomaa was dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies at Al-Azhar University and a member
Al-Azhar's Senior Clerical Institute.
 He was born in 1939 in the governorate of Qalioubiya. He earned a degree in Arabic
Studies in 1965 before earning a master's degree and a doctorate.
 Gomaa worked at several newspapers as an Arabic proof-reader and has been a member of
the Journalists Syndicate since 1972.
 He is also the author of several books on religion.
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Shaker
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy
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Mohamed Shaker was appointed in March 2014 by former Prime Minister Ibrahim
Mahlab.
Served as Chairman, Shaker Group - A consultancy and Engineering firm specialized in
electricity projects. The firm has more than 600 employees and has branches in several
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Arab countries. Shaker Group is currently working on designing and constructing the
power generation plant for the third phase of Cairo's Metro project
Shaker has an extensive consultancy experience dated back to 1982 and is now considered
an expert in the electricity field within the Middle East
Shaker has worked with several international offices as a Consulting Engineer for more
than 1,500 projects both locally and internationally
B.A., Electrical Engineering, Cairo University, 1968
Ph.D., London University, 1978
H.E. Captain Mohamed Hossam Kamel
Minister of Civil Aviation
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Captain Mohamed Hossam Kamel was appointed Minister of Civil Aviation in 2014 by
former Prime Minister Mahlab.
Prior to his appointment, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of EgyptAir
Holding Company
He had also served as Vice Chairman of the EgyptAir holding company and has been with
the company for over 30 years.
Captain Kamal headed EgyptAir's Investment Plan Committee which contributed to
several developments and cost reduction initiatives and well as the Branding
Committee behind EgyptAir's new image and upgrade of its customer service
Captain Kamal is an active B777 pilot, trainer & examiner with an experience of over
13,000 flying hours
B.Sc., Aviation and a Diploma in Administration Management
H.E. Dr. Mostafa El Madbouli
Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development
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H.E. El Madbouli became minister of housing in 2014 succeeding Ibrahim Mahlab after
his appointment as prime minister.
Prior to his appointment, he served as former head of the General Organization of Physical
Planning
He also was a professor at the Research Institute of Architecture and Housing at
the Housing and Building Research Center
He served as Vice Chairman of the General Authority of Urban & Regional Planning and
Research Studies and Director of the UN's Habitat Regional Office for Arab States
El Madbouli has participated in preparing the strategic plan for the following
projects: South of the Red Sea Axis Development Project , Development of North Giza
Project, Re-exploitation of Imbaba Airport Land, Repackaging slums in Alexandria and
Cairo and the management of the first phase of the National Project for the Development
of the Zoheir Desert Area
B.A., Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 1988
M.A., Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 1992
Ph.D., Architecture Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, 1997 (Under the system of
joint supervision with the Institute of National Planning and Urban and Regional
Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Karlsruhe, Germany)
He received an advanced studies diploma in the field of Architectural Planning, Institute
for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Rotterdam, Netherlands
And a certificate of Executive leadership in Management from Harvard Business School
Nabila Makram
Minister of State for Immigration and Expatriates’ Affairs
 Served as Consulate General at the Egyptian Embassy in Rome
 Served as Deputy Consulate General, Egyptian Embassy in Dubai
 Ministry of State for Migration and Expatriates‟ Affairs is a new ministry
Dr. Saad El-Geyoushi
Minister of Transportation
 El-Geyoushi served as Head of the Egyptian General Authority for Roads and Bridges
 El Geyoushi holds a Doctorate in Engineering and is a graduate of the Military Technical
College.
Dr. Sahar Nasr
Minister of International Cooperation
 Served as Lead Financial Economist, World Bank Finance and Private Sector
Development Department of the Middle East and North Africa
 Regional Leader for World Bank on issues of financial sector development
 Programme Manager for Middle East and North Africa of the Micro, Small and Medium
Sized Enterprise Technical Assistance Facility
 Member of the Presidential Advisory Economic Council serving under President Sisi,
2015
 Worked in several technical and managerial bank positions in restructuring, mortgage
finance, and affordable low-income housing, and on issues of corporate governance and
transparency
 Highest Honors, BA in Economics, American University in Cairo (AUC), 1985
 Masters in Economics, American University in Cairo (AUC), 1990
 PhD in Economics, Cairo University, 2002
H.E. Sedki Sobhi
Minister of Defense and Military Production
 Sedki Sobhi became Egypt's defense minister in March 2014.
 Prior to that, he was promoted to a lieutenant-general rank by interim president Adly
Mansour in 2014, a rank traditionally reserved for defense ministers.
 Sobhi graduated from Egypt's Military Academy in 1976.
 He moved up the ranks and held a number of senior posts, finishing as commander of
Egypt‟s Third Army, which is responsible for Suez and South Sinai, before becoming
Minister of Defense.
 As defense minister, he heads the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Tarek El-Molla
Minister of Petroleum
 El-Molla, served as Chairman of the state-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation
(EGPC) since 2013
 Served as Vice Chairman for Foreign Trade at EGPC in 2010; under the leadership of
former Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy
 El-Molla was one of the key officials, in charge of ending Egypt‟s electricity shortages this
summer and is a strong proponent, of the fuel subsidy reform
 B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Cairo University
Tarek Kabil
Minister of Industry, Foreign trade and SMEs
 Kabil served as Partner and Head of Abraaj‟s Performance Acceleration Group in the
MENA region.
 Prior to joining Abraaj, Kabil had worked in PepsiCo for 18 years and was appointed as
president and CEO for the Middle East and Africa in 2008.
 In addition, Kabil worked as product supply director at Procter & Gamble (P&G) from
1992 to 1994.
 He worked as terminal operations manager at Arab Petroleum Pipelines Co. (SUMED)
from 1979 to 1983.
 B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Alexandria University
Yasser El-Kady
Minister of Communication and Information Technology
 ElKady has been in the IT and Telecom industry for over 25 years with solid experience in
strategic planning, technology integration, business development and organizational
transformation.
 El Kady served as senior director of networking in the Middle East, Mediterranean &
Africa at Hewlett-Packard Egypt, Ltd.
 He also served as CEO of the Information Technology Industry Development Agency
(ITIDA)
 El Kady holds a Bachelor‟s Degree in Electronics and Data Communications Engineering
from Cairo University
 ElKady received a number of professional Degrees in computer design and
communication networks from USA.
H.E. Khaled Fahmy
Minister of State for Environmental Affairs
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Ph.D., Environmental Economics, University,
Former Minister of Environment during the Qandil cabinet in 2012
He previously acted as Deputy Chief of Party for four USAID funded development
technical assistance projects executed in cooperation with the Egyptian Environmental
Affairs Agency (EEAA)
Served as Deputy Manager for a sustainable development project in the south of the Red
Sea from 2005 - 2009
He was also Deputy Chief of party in Chemonics International from 2005 - 2008.
Served as Deputy Director for a project treating lead pollution sites from 2004 - 2005
Served as Deputy Director of a monitoring project to achieve environmental protection
from 2000 - 2004
Fahmy worked as a Project Manager for the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency in
1995
In 2014, besides serving as a Professor at the Institute of National Planning, Fahmy
worked as a Deputy on the Egyptian Decentralization Initiative - a project carried out
under the auspices of the Ministry of Local Development and with funding from the US
government
Fahmy has over twenty-five years of experience in management of policy issues related to
environment management, governance and economic development
H.E. Sameh Shoukry
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Sameh Shoukry was appointed foreign minister by former Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab
in June 2014.
Served as Egypt‟s Ambassador to the United States from 2008 -2012
Served as Egypt‟s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva from 20052008
Served as Ambassador to Austria from 1999 - 2003
In 1995 Shoukry was appointed Secretary for Information
Shoukry‟s first overseas appointment was in London in 1978 where he served as Third
Secretary
B.A., Law, Ain Shams University, 1975
Joined the diplomatic corps in 1976
H.E. Hossam El Din Moghazi
Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation
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B.A., Engineering, Alexandria University
M.A., Groundwater Hydrology, Wadi Natrun, 1985
Ph.D., Groundwater Wells, University of London, 1990
Served as Professor at Alexandria University in 2000, specializing in Irrigation and
Hydraulics, and was appointed Head of the Irrigation Engineering Department in 2010
Moghazy's work has appeared in more than 40 publications related to engineering,
groundwater irrigation, drainage and protection of the aquatic environment
H.E. Mamdouh El Damaty
Minister of State for Antiquities
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El-Damaty was appointed minister of antiquities in June 2014 by former Prime Minister
Ibrahim Mahlab.
Prior to his appointment, he served as head of the Department of Antiquities at Ain Shams
University
He served as deputy secretary at the Egyptian Museum from 1981 to 1987, and secretary
of the Museum of the Faculty of Antiquities, Cairo University from 1988 to 1996.
He has also sat on the board of directors of several cultural, scientific and archaeological
institutions in Egypt.
El-Damaty received the Order of Knight from Italy's president in 2004.
Mamdouh El-Damaty received his Bachelor‟s and Master‟s in ancient Egyptian antiquities
from Cairo University, and a PhD in ancient Egyptian antiquities from Trier University,
Germany.
H.E. Ashraf Salman
Minister of Investment
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Salman was appointed Minister of Investment in June 2014
He was the co-founder and co-CEO of Cairo Financial Holding (CFH).
He was the Head of Corporate Finance & Investment Banking in Arab African
International Bank (AAIB).
Prior joining AAIB, his experience included 7 years of financial market exposure, local
and international, being part of the Strategic Securities Group (SSG) as Managing
Director, Board Member and Executive Committee Member heading the investment
division.
He pursued numerous major investment banking transactions and he has been exposed to
more than 200 restructuring and valuations for public companies.
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He is an MBA holder from Birmingham University, Alabama, USA, and a Lead Assessor
granted by SGS Yarsely, United Kingdom.
He acquires a wide experience in soliciting financial restructuring deals.
He has accumulated 15 years of banking experience.
H.E. Magdi Abdel Ghaffar
Minister of Interior
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Magdi Abdel-Ghaffar was appointed by former Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab in March
to replace Mohamed Ibrahim.
Abdel-Ghaffar was the first person to head the National Security Apparatus, which was
established after the dissolution of the State Security Apparatus in the aftermath of the
2011 revolution.
He left the job after reaching the legal age of retirement in July 2011.
Abdel-Ghaffar has previously said that the regime of long-term autocrat Hosni Mubarak
committed "violations" against Egyptians. He has also said that the National Security
Apparatus, is one of the 2011 revolution‟s gains, and that it will always work for the
service of the people.
Abdel-Ghaffar was born in 1952 in the governorate of Menoufiya.
After earning his degree from the Police Academy in 1974, Abdel-Ghaffar joined the State
Security Apparatus.
One of the main challenges which are facing his ministry is Egypt‟s ongoing battle with
Islamist militants in North Sinai and other parts of the country.
The ministry has also faced internal dissent recently, with lower-ranking policemen
holding protests in some governorates in August, demanding various changes to pay and
conditions. The government has promised to meet their demands.