Hisham Arafat (Arabic: هشام عرفات) is a former Transport Minister of Egypt in the cabinet headed by Sherif Ismail from 19 February 2017 to 27 February 2019 -in succession to Minister Galal Saeed- and resigned shortly after the Ramses Station rail disaster.[1][2][3][4][5]
Hisham Arafat | |
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| هشام عرفات | |
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| Transport Minister of Egypt | |
| In office 16 Feb, 2017 – 27 Feb, 2019 | |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Prime Minister | Sherif Ismail |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1964 - 1965[6] Egypt |
| Alma mater | Ain Shams University |
Qualifications
Hisham holds the following degrees:[7][8][9][10]
- Bachelor of Engineering from Ain Shams University in 1985.
- Master's degree from the same university in 1991
- Doctor's Degree from Ain Shams University and the University of Braunschweig in Germany.
Personal life
Arafat is married to an engineer who works in the private sector. they have two sons who graduated from the German University - the first from the Department of Electrical and Communications, and the second is a mechanic.[11][12][13]
See also
References
- ↑ "Egypt appoints military officer as transportation minister". AP NEWS. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ Walsh, Declan; Ezzidin, Toqa (2019-02-27). "At Least 20 Killed in Fiery Crash at Cairo Train Station". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ↑ "Egypt's transport minister resigns after deadly Cairo train crash". Reuters. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ "Transport Minister Hisham Arafat Archives". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ "Egypt's Transportation Minister resigns over fatal train accident - Politics - Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ "Hisham Arafat « "Egypt，gateway to BRICA"". Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ↑ عامر, سلامة (2017-02-14). "بعد ترشحه لـ"النقل".. 6 معلومات عن هشام عرفات". الوطن (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ "السيرة الذاتية لهشام عرفات وزير النقل". www.albawabhnews.com. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ "Who's who: Meet the Egyptian cabinet's fresh faces - Politics - Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ "Universities in Egypt". www.universitiesegypt.com. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ "Who's who: Meet the Egyptian cabinet's fresh faces - Politics - Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ عامر, سلامة (2017-02-14). "بعد ترشحه لـ"النقل".. 6 معلومات عن هشام عرفات". الوطن (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ↑ "Hisham Arafat « "Egypt，gateway to BRICA"". Retrieved 2022-05-29.
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