CAIRO – 10 February 2026: The Egyptian House of Representatives approved a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, which includes the strategic merging and separation of several ministries.
The reshuffle reflects a new administrative vision focused on the specialized management of vital sectors, reducing overlapping responsibilities, and establishing new ministerial entities to meet the demands of the country’s next developmental phase.
A significant highlight of the reshuffle is the consolidation of the Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Immigration portfolios into a single ministry, to be headed by Minister Badr Abdelatty. Furthermore, Dr. Manal Awad has been appointed Minister of Local Development and Environment, effectively combining those two portfolios.
New leadership was also established at the deputy level, as Dr. Hussein Eissa was named Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Ahmed Omran was appointed Deputy Minister of Housing for Utilities and Walid Abbas was appointed Deputy Minister for Urban Communities.
Also, Ambassador Mohamed Abu Bakr was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for African Affairs and Dr. Samar Abdel-Wahed was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Cooperation.
The reshuffle confirmed the appointment of Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar as Minister of Health, Lieutenant General Kamel El-Wazir as Minister of Transport, and Randa El-Menshawy as Minister of Housing. Additionally, Mohamed Farid takes over as Minister of Investment, Abdel Aziz Qansouh as Minister of Higher Education, and Raafat Hindi as Minister of Communications.
Other appointments include Gihane Zaki as Minister of Culture, Ahmed Rostom as Minister of Planning, Hassan El-Raddad as Minister of Labor, and Gawhar Nabil as Minister of Youth and Sports.
The New Egyptian Cabinet:
Badr Abdelatty: Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Immigration, and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs
Mahmoud Tawfik: Minister of Interior
Counselor Mahmoud Helmy El-Sherif: Minister of Justice
Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar: Minister of Health
Lieutenant General Kamel El-Wazir: Minister of Transport
Randa El-Menshawy: Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities
Ahmed Kouchouk: Minister of Finance
Mohamed Farid: Minister of Investment
Dr. Ahmed Rostom: Minister of Planning
Dr. Manal Awad: Minister of Local Development and Environment
Engineer Khaled Hashem Ali Maher: Minister of Industry
Raafat Abdel Aziz Fahmy Hindi: Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Dr. Abdel Aziz Qansouh: Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Mohamed Abdel Latif: Minister of Education
Major General Salah Suleiman: Minister of State for Military Production
Gihane Zaki: Minister of Culture
Sherif Farouk: Minister of Supply and Internal Trade
Hassan El-Raddad: Minister of Labor
Gawhar Nabil: Minister of Youth and Sports
Osama El-Azhary: Minister of Religious Endowments (Awqaf)
Maya Morsi: Minister of Social Solidarity
Karim Badawi: Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Dr. Mahmoud Esmat: Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy
Sameh El-Hefny: Minister of Civil Aviation
Counselor Hani Hanna Azer: Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Alaa Farouk: Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation
Sherif Fathy: Minister of Tourism and Antiquities
Hani Sweilem: Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation
Diaa Rashwan: Minister of Information
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