Thursday 12/February/2026 – 09:51 AM
published Official Gazette In its issue issued today, Thursday, the decision of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Republic regarding the new ministerial amendments, which included the appointment of Dr. Hussein Mohamed Ahmed Issa as Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, after the approval of the House of Representatives in its session held on February 10, 2026.
New ministerial amendments
The decision included an expanded ministerial appointment movement, which included the appointment of Lieutenant General Ashraf Salem Zaher Ali Mansour as Minister of Defense and Military Production, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar as Minister of Health and Population, Engineer Kamel Abdel Hadi as Minister of Transport, and Dr. Manal Awad as Minister of Local Development and Environment.
The decision also included the appointment of Dr. Badr Abdel Ati as Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptians Abroad, Engineer Rania El Minshawy as Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities, Engineer Raafat Hindi as Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and Dr. Abdel Aziz Qansouh as Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The list also included Dr. Mohamed Farid, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Diaa Rashwan, Minister of State for Information, Dr. Mahmoud Saeed Suleiman, Minister of State for Military Production, Counselor Hani Sidra, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Counselor Mahmoud Al-Sharif, Minister of Justice, Hassan Raddad, Minister of Labour, Dr. Jihan Zaki, Minister of Culture, Dr. Muhammad Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Gohar Nabil, Minister of Youth and Sports, and Engineer Khaled Hashem. Minister of Industry.
The decision also stipulated the appointment of four deputy ministers, including a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for African Affairs, and two Deputy Ministers of Housing for Urban Communities Affairs and Utilities.
The decision included the abolition of the Ministry of Public Business Sector, assigning the Prime Minister to issue the necessary decisions to implement the resulting effects, provided that the decision is published in the Official Gazette.
