Egypt shuffles Cabinet, appoints 1st female governor

Egypt swore in nine new ministers to the cabinet of Prime Minister Sherif Ismail today, along with five new governors, including the country's first female governor.

The new ministers set to join the government are to oversee agriculture, parliamentary affairs, investment and international cooperation, trade, local development, planning, education, higher education and transport.


Nadia Saleh was also sworn in by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi as governor of the Nile Delta province of Beheira, where she has served as deputy governor since 2013.

Saleh, who trained as an engineer, is the first woman to serve as governor in Egypt.

The appointment of a woman as a governor sharply contrasts with Egypt's tradition of naming retired military or police as governors, particularly those with international borders.