{"id":33497,"date":"2026-03-05T09:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T07:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mwri.gov.eg\/?page_id=33497"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:07:23","slug":"former-ministers-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mwri.gov.eg\/mwri2\/?page_id=33497&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Former Ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; css=&#8221;.mwri_ministers_intro{padding:65px 0 55px !important;background:#ffffff !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div id=\"cz_5462\" class=\"cz_5462 cz_title clr cz_title_pos_inline tac\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"color: #173f67; font-size: 32px;\">A Legacy of Service and Experience<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<hr style=\"width: 90px; margin: 15px auto 20px; border: 2px solid #CBA123;\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 17px; line-height: 2.25; max-width: 950px; margin: auto;\">\n<strong>Over the past decades, a number of ministers have led the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, contributing to the formulation and implementation of national water policies, overseeing water projects and infrastructure, and developing water resources management systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 25px\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1787743960018{background-color: #F5F8FA !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<\/p>\n<div id=\"cz1123\" class=\"cz1123 cz_title clr cz_title_pos_inline tac\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"color: #173f67; font-size: 34px;\">Former Ministers<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #666; font-size: 17px; line-height: 2;\">\nLeadership Milestones in the History of the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div>\n<p>[vc_row_inner gap=&#8221;25px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_7052\" class=\"cz_7052 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Dr. Mohamed Abdel Aty<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><div style=\"width: 55px; height: 3px; background: #173f67; margin: 10px auto 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 17px; line-height: 2;\"><strong>March 2016 \u2013 August 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_5393\" class=\"cz_5393 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Dr. Hossam Moghazi<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><div style=\"width: 55px; height: 3px; background: #CBA123; margin: 10px auto 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 17px; line-height: 2;\"><strong>June 2014 \u2013 23 March 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_7542\" class=\"cz_7542 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Dr. Mohamed Abdel Motaleb<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><div style=\"width: 55px; height: 3px; background: #CBA123; margin: 10px auto 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 17px; line-height: 2;\"><strong>July 2013 \u2013 June 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_8254\" class=\"cz_8254 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Dr. Mohamed Bahaa El-Din<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><div style=\"width: 55px; height: 3px; background: #173f67; margin: 10px auto 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 17px; line-height: 2;\"><strong>1 August 2012 \u2013 17 July 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row_inner gap=&#8221;25px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_9387\" class=\"cz_9387 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Dr. Hesham Kandil<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><div style=\"width: 55px; height: 3px; background: #CBA123; margin: 10px auto 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 17px; line-height: 2;\"><strong>21 July 2011 \u2013 June 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_8716\" class=\"cz_8716 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Dr. Hussein El-Atfy<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><div style=\"width: 55px; height: 3px; background: #CBA123; margin: 10px auto 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 17px; line-height: 2;\"><strong>1 February 2011 \u2013 20 July 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_8350\" class=\"cz_8350 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Dr. Mohamed Nasr Allam<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><div style=\"width: 55px; height: 3px; background: #173f67; margin: 10px auto 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 17px; line-height: 2;\"><strong>11 March 2009 \u2013 30 January 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_1328\" class=\"cz_1328 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Dr. Mahmoud Abu-Zeid<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><div style=\"width: 55px; height: 3px; background: #CBA123; margin: 10px auto 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 17px; line-height: 2;\"><strong>8 July 1997 \u2013 11 March 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row_inner gap=&#8221;25px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_9972\" class=\"cz_9972 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Dr. Abdel Hady Rady<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><div style=\"width: 55px; height: 3px; background: #CBA123; margin: 10px auto 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 17px; line-height: 2;\"><strong>October 1993 \u2013 November 1996<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_5458\" class=\"cz_5458 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Eng. Abdel Azim Abu El-Ata<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 50px; height: 3px; background: #173F67; margin: 12px auto 18px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2; padding: 0 10px;\"><strong>6 April 1975 \u2013 5 October 1978<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_2418\" class=\"cz_2418 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Eng. Mohamed Abdel Hady Samaha<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 50px; height: 3px; background: #CBA123; margin: 12px auto 18px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2; padding: 0 10px;\"><strong>5 October 1978 \u2013 16 July 1984<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_11007\" class=\"cz_11007 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Eng. Essam Rady<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 50px; height: 3px; background: #CBA123; margin: 12px auto 18px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2; padding: 0 10px;\"><strong>16 July 1984 \u2013 14 October 1993<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row_inner gap=&#8221;25px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_4141\" class=\"cz_4141 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Dr. Abdel Hady Rady<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 50px; height: 3px; background: #173F67; margin: 12px auto 18px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2; padding: 0 10px;\"><strong>14 October 1993 \u2013 26 November 1996<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_2922\" class=\"cz_2922 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Eng. Ibrahim Zaki Qenawy<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 50px; height: 3px; background: #173F67; margin: 12px auto 18px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2; padding: 0 10px;\"><strong>30 March 1968 \u2013 15 May 1971<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_4012\" class=\"cz_4012 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Eng. Mohamed Abdel Raqib<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 50px; height: 3px; background: #173F67; margin: 12px auto 18px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2; padding: 0 10px;\"><strong>15 March 1971 \u2013 17 January 1972<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<br \/>\n<div id=\"cz_10686\" class=\"cz_10686 services clr style1 services_b\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Eng. Aziz Youssef Saad<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 50px; height: 3px; background: #CBA123; margin: 12px auto 18px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #555; font-size: 14px; line-height: 2; padding: 0 10px;\"><strong>17 January 1972 \u2013 25 April 1974<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 35px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1789545244701{background-color: #F5F8FA !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 25px\"><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 25px\"><\/div><br \/>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; gap=&#8221;0px&#8221; css=&#8221;.mwri_ministers_quote{padding:75px 0 !important;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#173f67,#173f67) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div id=\"cz7355\" class=\"cz7355 cz_title clr cz_title_pos_inline tac\"><div class=\"cz_title_content\"><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 32px;\">A Continuing Legacy of Service to Water Resources<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px; line-height: 2.2; max-width: 850px; margin: auto;\">\nThe legacy of former ministers reflects the evolution of institutional work within the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, and the continued efforts to protect and develop water resources and support Egypt\u2019s development plans.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"cz_gap clr \" style=\"height: 25px\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_column][\/vc_column]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_column_inner &#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-33497","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mwri.gov.eg\/mwri2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mwri.gov.eg\/mwri2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mwri.gov.eg\/mwri2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mwri.gov.eg\/mwri2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mwri.gov.eg\/mwri2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33497"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.mwri.gov.eg\/mwri2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36446,"href":"https:\/\/www.mwri.gov.eg\/mwri2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33497\/revisions\/36446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mwri.gov.eg\/mwri2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}