Presidential decrees to form Supreme Council for Media Regulation, National Press and National Media Authorities

CAIRO – 25 November 2024: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al Sisi issued on Monday 3 decrees to form the Supreme Council for Media Regulation headed by Khaled Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, the National Press Authority headed by Abdel Sadek El-Shorbagy, and the National Media Authority headed by Ahmed El-Maslamani.

According to the decrees The National Media Authority will be formed for a period of four years headed by Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Al-Maslamani and the membership of each of the following:

 1 - Counselor Hammad Makram Tawfiq Mohamed - Vice President of the State Council

2 - Khaled Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Noufal - Representing the Ministry of Finance

3 - Walid Zakaria Ali Ahmed - Representing the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority

4 - Osama Kamal Helmy Ahmed – as a public and experienced figure

5 - Reham Wagih Abdel Salam Al-Deeb - as a public and experienced figure

6 - Hala Farouk Mohamed Hashesh - Representing the Media Syndicate

7 - Sami Abdel Salam Saadoun - Representing the General Syndicate of Press, Printing and Media Workers

8 -  Safia Mustafa Amin Youssef - as a public figure

The National Press Authority will be formed for a period of four years headed by Abdel Sadek Mohamed El-Shorbagy and the membership of:

1 - Mahmoud Fouad Mahmoud Ammar - Vice President of the State Council

2 - Yasser Samir Sobhi - Representing the Ministry of Finance

3 - Alaa El-Din Kamal Mohamed Thabet - as a public and experienced figure

4 - Amr Raafat Mohamed El-Khayat - as a public and experienced figure

5 - Hamdi Othman Ashour Othman Rizk - Representing the National Press

6 - Sameh Sami Mahrous Rizk Allah - Representing the National Press

7 - Osama Saeed Mohamed Othman Abu Pasha - Representing workers in national press institutions

The Supreme Council for Media Regulation will also be formed for a period of four years headed by Khaled Mahmoud Abdel Aziz Mahmoud and the membership of:

1 - Abdel Salam Abdel Majeed Abdel Salam El Naggar - Vice President of the State Council

2 - Mahmoud Ahmed Mumtaz - Head of the Competition Protection and Anti-Monopoly Authority

3 - Hossam Abdel Mawla Saqr - Representing the National Telecom Regulatory Authority

4 - Abdel Mohsen Salama Othman Seif El Din - as a public and experienced figure

5 - Olaa Kamal El Sayed El Shafei - Journalist

6 - Essam El Amir Ismail Khalil - Media Professional

7 - Adel Mohamed Ibrahim Hamouda - as a public and experienced figure

8 - Mona Mohamed Saeed El Hadidi - Representing the Supreme Council of Universities