Reda Hegazy
Native nameرِضا حجازي
Birth nameReda el Sayed Mahmoud Hegazy
OfficeMinister of Education and Technical Education
Prime ministerMostafa Madbouly
PredecessorTarek Shawki
PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Term start13 August 2022
Term end2 July 2024[1]
Birth date4 December 1959 (age 66)
Birth placeEgypt
Alma materMansoura University

Reda Hegazy (Arabic: رِضا حجازي; born 4 December 1959) was the Egyptian Minister of Education and Technical Education in the cabinet headed by Mostafa Madbouly in succession of Tarek Shawki.[2][3][4][5]

Before appointing, Hegazy had long held the position of deputy minister of education at the Ministry of Education.[6][7]

In September 2023, Hegazy as Minister of Education announced plans for schools to Ban female students from wearing niqab.[8][9][10]

References

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  2. ^ "رضا حجازى وزيرًا للتربية والتعليم (بروفايل)" (in ar-eg). جريدة الدستور. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  3. ^ "Who's who: Meet Egypt's 13 new ministers - Politics - Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  4. ^ "Cabinet Reshuffle: New minister announced for Education portfolio". EgyptToday. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  5. ^ "Egypt to continue implementing the new educational system: Minister". Egypt Independent. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  6. ^ "Profile: Who is Hesham Amna, the new minister of local development?". EgyptToday. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  7. ^ "Egypt Announces Cabinet Reshuffle Introducing 13 New Ministers | Egyptian Streets". 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  8. ^ "Egypt bans niqab in schools". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  9. ^ Uras, Umut. "Egyptians divided over recent niqab ban at schools". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  10. ^ "Egypt bans face veil in schools for upcoming academic year". WION. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2024-05-17.