Yasmine Fouad Steps Down As Egypt’s Minister Of Environment

In a serious reshuffle on the excessive ranks of Egypt’s cabinet, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly accepted the resignation of Yasmine Fouad, the nation’s long-serving Minister of Environment.

The selection was formalized throughout the official gazette’s Problem No. 29 (Complement) by way of Decree No. 2480 of 2025, printed on Sunday.

Fouad, who has held the publish since 2018, has been extensively thought-about a key architect of Egypt’s modern environmental protection. Her tenure was marked by elevated worldwide engagement, culminating in Egypt’s high-profile web internet hosting of the United Nations Native climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh in 2022.

The Prime Minister’s Office has not however launched Fouad’s subsequent official operate, nonetheless native tales level out she is also transferring to a worldwide publish centered on worldwide environmental governance.

Fouad was appointed in May as the following Authorities Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Battle Desertification (UNCCD), following an announcement by UN Secretary-Fundamental António Guterres. She succeeds Ibrahim Thiaw of Mauritania and brings to the operate over 25 years of experience in environmental governance, diplomacy, and sustainable development.

In a concurrent decree, No. 2481 of 2025, Madbouly appointed Manal Awad Mikhael, in the meanwhile serving as Minister of Native Enchancment, to think about the duties of the Minister of Environment shortly.

Mikhael, recognized for her technocratic administration mannequin and focus on metropolis development and native governance, will keep every portfolios until a eternal appointment is made.