Egypt appoints new representatives to IMF, World Bank

CAIRO – 12 April 2026: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued a decree appointing the governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Hassan Abdallah as Egypt's governor to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

He also appointed Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk as a deputy governor to the IMF, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty as Egypt's governor to the World Bank (WB), and the Minister of Planning Ahmed Tawfiq Rostom as deputy governor to the WB.

These new appointments come as part of an effort to modernize Egypt's representation in international financial institutions. In 2025, the UN Secretary-General announced the appointment of Egyptian Minister of Environment, Dr. Yasmine Fouad, as the new Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). She succeeded Ibrahim Thiaw of Mauritania in this prominent international role.

The government’s decree was issued on Wednesday in the official gazette Al-Waqa'i' al-Misriyya to come into force.