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For the first time, Egypt counts six women in its cabinet
15-1-2018
For the first time in Egypt’s history and after the appointment of two new women ministers, women gain six seats in the government, representing nearly 20% of the ministers. In the details, the House of Representatives in an emergency plenary session yesterday, voted for a limited ministerial reshuffle proposed in President El Sisi’s speech to Parliament, including four ministerial portfolios. Accordingly, Rania Mashat replaced minister of tourism Yahia Rashid and Inas Abdel Dayem was chosen as the new culture minister over Helmy Namnam, raising the number of women ministers in prime minister Sharif Ismail’s government from 4 to 6. Two new ministers are added to the previous list which includes, minister of social solidarity, Ghada Wali, minister of investment and cooperation, Sahar Nasr, minister of planning, follow-up and administrative reform, Hala Saeed and the minister of state for immigration affairs, Nabila Makram. (Al Mustaqbal, January 15, 2018)
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