Egypt’s Minister of Emigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs Nabila Makram is set to be replaced in a surprise cabinet reshuffle. In a statement on Facebook, shared by Cairo24, Makram confirmed the reshuffle, stating that it had been an honor to serve the Egyptian people for the past seven years. Makram, one of the current government’s longest-serving ministers, was appointed Egypt’s Minister of Emigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs in September 2015. At the time, the Ministry of Emigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs was brand new: two decades earlier was the last time a ministry of the sorts had existed. “I did not have staff or a budget, nothing whatsoever,” said Makram in an interview with Egyptian Streets in 2017. “I had to build a ministry from scratch. In the meantime, I also had to prove to Egyptian expatriates that this Ministry would not be honorary like before.” Since 2015, Makram’s Ministry has been at the forefront of change in relation to the relationship between Egyptians abroad and Egypt. Initiatives launched by the Ministry included Etkallem Arabi (Speak Arabic), seven editions of the ‘EgyptCan’ conference, the Ministry of Emigration Dialogue Center for…
Egypt’s Long-Serving Minister Nabila Makram Replaced in Cabinet Reshuffle
August 13, 2022
