Sherif Ismail
Sherif Ismail | |
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Prime Minister of Egypt | |
In office 19 September 2015 – 7 June 2018 | |
President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
Preceded by | Ibrahim Mahlab |
Succeeded by | Moustafa Madbouly |
Minister of Petroleum | |
In office 16 July 2013 – 12 September 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Hazem Al Beblawi (Acting) Ibrahim Mahlab |
Preceded by | Sherif Haddara |
Succeeded by | Tareq el Molla |
Personal details | |
Born | Cairo, Egypt | 6 July 1955
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Ain Shams University |
Sherif Ismail Mohamed (Arabic: شريف إسماعيل pronounced [ʃɪˈɾiːf esmæˈʕiːl]; born 6 July 1955)[1] is an Egyptian engineer who served as Prime Minister of Egypt between 2015 and 2018. Previously he was minister of petroleum and mineral resources from 2013 to 2015.
Career[]
Ismail studied mechanical engineering at Ain Shams University and graduated in 1978.[2] He has held managerial posts at state-run petrochemical and natural gas firms. He served as the executive deputy chairman and then chairman of the Egyptian holding company for petrochemicals (ECHEM), which was established in 2002.[3][4] Next he was named chairman of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS).[5]
Then he worked as the managing director of the state-run oil holding company, Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (GANOPE).[6] and became chairman of the company.[7] He was appointed as Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on 16 July 2013 as part of the interim cabinet led by Hazem Al Beblawi.[8] He replaced Sherif Hassan Haddara in the post.[9]
Ismail was appointed as prime minister on 12 September 2015.[10] On 5 June 2018 Ismail submitted his letter of resignation to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[11] However, he still remained Prime Minister in caretaker capacity.[12] Two days after Ismail submitted his letter, Sisi appointed Moustafa Madbouly, minister of housing and urban utilities, to succeed him as prime minister.[13]
Following his departure as prime minister, it was reported on 9 June 2018 that Ismail had been nominated to serve as the top aide to Sisi.[13]
References[]
- ^ "Meet Egypt's new Prime Minister Sherif Ismail". Ahram Online. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Meet Egypt's new Prime Minister: Sherif Ismail". Mada Masr. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ Pascal Belda (2005). Ebizguide Egypt. MTH Multimedia S.L. p. 94. ISBN 978-84-933978-0-7.
- ^ Pavel Bogomolov (2004). "Thirty years later". Oil of Russia (3).
- ^ "On working meeting of Alexander Medvedev, Hany Soliman Ali, Sherif Soussa and Ibrahim Ahmed". Gazprom. 26 December 2006. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Egypt expects $8 bln in petroleum investments, says minister". Arab Finance. Cairo. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ Patrick Werr (16 June 2013). "State holding company executive appointed Egypt's oil minister". Reuters. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "New Egyptian Interim Cabinet Sworn Into Office". Radio Free Europe. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ Tarek El Tablawy; Alaa Shahine (7 May 2013). "Egypt to Replace Finance Minister in Cabinet Reshuffle". Bloomberg. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "The Cabinet - Biography". The Arab Republic of Egypt - The Cabinet of Ministers. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Egypt PM resigns after President Sisi sworn into office". Al Jazeera. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Egypt's cabinet submits resignation to President Sisi: statement". Reuters. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Knowing Egypt's new PM, Moustafa Madbouly". Egypt Today. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
External links[]
Media related to Sherif Ismail at Wikimedia Commons
- 20th-century Egyptian engineers
- 20th-century Egyptian politicians
- 21st-century Egyptian engineers
- 21st-century prime ministers of Egypt
- 1955 births
- Ain Shams University alumni
- Beblawi Cabinet
- Egyptian mechanical engineers
- Living people
- People from Cairo
- Petroleum ministers of Egypt