President Sisi extends term of Walid Gamal El-Din as SCZone Chairman for one year

CAIRO – 11 August 2025: President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has issued Republican Decree No. 427 of 2025, renewing the appointment of Walid Mohamed Sami Mohamed Gamal El-Din as Chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), with the rank of Minister, for a one-year term effective August 12, 2025.

The decision was published in the official gazette Al-Waqa'i' al-Misriyya to come into force.

El-Din was initially appointed by President Sisi to lead the authority on August 12, 2022