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1 N e w C a b i n e t M i n i s t e r s o f E g y p t 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 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 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 He then obtained master of science degree again from Ain Shams University in He also received his Ph.D. from University of Nantes, France in 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

2 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 Ashraf El-Araby was first appointed planning minister in the Hisham Kandil government in August He was reappointed for the same post in the Hazem El-Beblawi government in July 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 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 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 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.

3 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 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 April 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

4 H.E. Ghada Wali Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali was appointed minister of Social Solidarity in March 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 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 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-Hilal- One 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

5 Hisham Zaazou Minister of Tourism Zaazou held the same position under Ibrahim Mahlab's government in 2014 and Hisham Kandil's government in Prior to that, he served as Deputy Minister of Tourism ( ) Also as Chair of the Egyptian Tourism Federation (ETF), ( ) 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 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.

6 Magdy El-Agaty Minister of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs 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 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, He participated in three wars; 1967, 1973 and the Kuwait war in 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 He is also the author of several books on religion. H.E. Dr. Mohamed Shaker Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy 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

7 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 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 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

8 Nabila Makram Minister of State for Immigration and Expatriatesâ 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 Prior to that, he was promoted to a lieutenant-general rank by interim president Adly

9 Mansour in 2014, a rank traditionally reserved for defense ministers. Sobhi graduated from Egypt's Military Academy in 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 In addition, Kabil worked as product supply director at Procter & Gamble (P&G) from 1992 to He worked as terminal operations manager at Arab Petroleum Pipelines Co. (SUMED) from 1979 to 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

10 (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 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 He was also Deputy Chief of party in Chemonics International from Served as Deputy Director for a project treating lead pollution sites from Served as Deputy Director of a monitoring project to achieve environmental protection from 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 Sameh Shoukry was appointed foreign minister by former Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab in June Served as Egypt s Ambassador to the United States from Served as Egypt s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva from Served as Ambassador to Austria from 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

11 H.E. Hossam El Din Moghazi Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation 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 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 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 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 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.

12 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 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 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.