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Mohamed Shawky Ayad will become Egypt’s new prosecutor general from 19 September, replacing current public prosecutor Hamada El-Sawy, according to a presidential decree issued on 24 August. El-Sawy held the office since September 2019. Ayad, the former president of the Alexandria Court of Appeals, joined the public prosecution in 1980, and was appointed judge in 1989, according to Youm7. He was also seconded to the United Arab Emirates for a time. Ayad presided over the Cairo Court of Appeals before…
