Mostafa Madbouly, the newly appointed Prime Minister, alongside his cabinet, took oath on Thursday in front of President AbdelFatah El-Sisi. For the first time in Egyptian history, the cabinet has a total of eight female ministers. Madbouly has appointed two new female ministers, in addition to the already existing six in the outgoing cabinet. The newly appointed female ministers are Hala Zayed for the Health ministry, and Yasmine Fouad, for the ministry of State of Environmental Affairs. Dr. Hala Zayed was presiding over the 57357 Academy of Health Sciences. She was also the Chairwoman of the Supreme Committee for Combating Corruption at the Ministry of Health and an advisor to the Minister of Health and Population. The cabinet reshuffle includes the Health, Environment, Agriculture, Finance and Trade and Industry ministries. It also included the ministry of Interior as well as the ministry of Defense. Making the total number of newly appointed ministers: twelve. Last Thursday, President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi appointed Mostafa Madbouly as the new Prime Minister after being sworn in for a second term as president. The appointment came after the former Prime Minister Sherif Ismail had submitted his…
Egypt’s New Cabinet Includes a Historic Number of 8 Female Ministers
June 14, 2018
