11 new Egyptian provincial governors to be sworn-in today
Eleven new provincial governors will be sworn-in Saturday by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, some of them have military backgrounds, according to presidential sources.
The newcomers will not include women or Copts, the latter a minority in Egypt.
One of the new governors will be appointed for Egypt’s second largest city, Alexandria. Also, the list of newcomers will include Al Sharqia, whose governor Reda Abdel-Salam announced Friday that he was sacked from his position by the cabinet
There are 27 provincial governors in Egypt overall.
The newcomers include;
- Major General Ahmed Helmi Al-Haytamy for Suez Governorate,
- Reda Mohamed Mohie El-Din Farahat for Qalyubia Governorate,
- Major General Mohamed Abdel Qader Abdul Zaher for Alexandria Governorate,
- El-Sayed Ibrahim Abdel Nabi Nasr for Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate,
- Adel Mohamed Ibrahim El-Ghadban for Port Said Governorate,
- Khaled Mohamed Saeed for Al Sharqia Governorate,
- Ahmed Saqr for Gharbia Governorate,
- Magdi Fouad Hegazy for Aswan Governorate, and
- Sherif Abdel Aziz for Beni Suef Governorate.
