Ministry of Information (Egypt)
The Ministry of Information is the ministry in charge of media and information in Egypt.
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History and profile
The ministry was established in 1982 and it is the successor of the ministry of national guidance.[1] Before its foundation the ministry of culture and information also dealt with the duties later held by it.[2]
The ministry was abolished in February 2011[3][4] when the new cabinet was created under Prime Minister Essam Sharaf after his predecessor Ahmed Shafiq resigned.[5] It was reestablished in July 2011 and Osama Heikal was appointed minister of information.[4]
The headquarters of the ministry is in Cairo.
List of Egyptian Ministers of Information (incomplete)
- Mansour Hassan (1979–1981; as minister of culture and information)[2]
- Safwat El-Sherif (1981–2004)[6]
- Anas el-Fiqqi (2004–2011)
- Osama Heikal (2011–2012)
- Salah Abdel Maqsoud (2012–2013)
- Dorreya Sharaf El-Din (July 2013–June 2014)[3]
References
- Toby Mendel (August 2011). "Political and Media Transitions in Egypt" (PDF). Internews. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- (22 December 2012). Sadat's last minister of information dies, Al-Ahram
- "BREAKING: New government swears in". Cairo Post. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- "Egypt's reinstatement of Information Ministry is a setback". Committee to Protect Journalists. New York. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- "Egypt's reinstatement of Information Ministry is a setback". Committee to Protect Journalists. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- Hammond, Andrew. Pop Culture Arab World!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle, p. 79 (2005)
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