| Native name | رِضا حجازي |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Reda el Sayed Mahmoud Hegazy |
| Office | Minister of Education and Technical Education |
| Prime minister | Mostafa Madbouly |
| Predecessor | Tarek Shawki |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Term start | 13 August 2022 |
| Term end | 2 July 2024[1] |
| Birth date | 4 December 1959 (age 66) |
| Birth place | Egypt |
| Alma mater | Mansoura 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
- ^ "www.cairo24.com/2035500"
- ^ "رضا حجازى وزيرًا للتربية والتعليم (بروفايل)" (in ar-eg). جريدة الدستور. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Who's who: Meet Egypt's 13 new ministers - Politics - Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Cabinet Reshuffle: New minister announced for Education portfolio". EgyptToday. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Egypt to continue implementing the new educational system: Minister". Egypt Independent. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Profile: Who is Hesham Amna, the new minister of local development?". EgyptToday. 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Egypt Announces Cabinet Reshuffle Introducing 13 New Ministers | Egyptian Streets". 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ^ "Egypt bans niqab in schools". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ Uras, Umut. "Egyptians divided over recent niqab ban at schools". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Egypt bans face veil in schools for upcoming academic year". WION. 2023-09-12. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
External links
- Reda Hegazy on Facebook