10 facts you need to know about the new minister of Culture

CAIRO – 14 January 2018: The famous Egyptian artist and head of Cairo Opera house Enas Abdel Dayem has been chosen as the new minister of Culture; Egypt Today presents 10 facts about the new minister:

1. She received her master’s with honors specializing in the flute the High Music School in Paris.

2. She has several diplomas such as a diploma for teaching flute (1984), a high diploma in flute performance (1985), high diploma of chamber music (1986), high diploma for flute solo playing (1989) amongst others.

3. She was the former dean of the conservatoire in 2004 and the former head of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra in 2003.

4. She has performed many concerts across France, as well as a number of concerts with the UNESCO International Orchestra in Paris.

5. She has received numerous awards including The Egyptian State Award of Art, the Best flute player Award from several countries, and a special award from the South Korean Art Festival. She claimed the first rank in a competition between Parisian Music Institutes.



6. She has represented Egypt in multiple international festivals, including the Nantes Arts Festival in France, the Rabat Festival of Arts in Morocco and the Thessaloniki Festival in Greece.

7. Inas Abdel Dayem has held several official positions such as the head of the National Cultural Center of the Cairo Opera House and the head of the Cairo Opera House. She has also been the president of the Arab Academy of Music since December 2017.

8. She has a long history of conflict with Muslim Brotherhood. When the ex-minister of Culture Alaa Abdel aziz who was affiliated to the Muslim Brotherhood came to power in the government of Hisham Qandil, he terminated her mandate in the Cairo Opera House.

9. Many Egyptian, Arab and foreign writers and journalists and some foreign praised Abdel Dayem’s high administrative competence and technical skills.

10. She has signed several protocols for technical and cultural cooperation between Cairo Opera House and various local and international bodies and institutions.