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Ministers of Planning

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History of the Ministry

The Ministry of Planning was established in 1958 with the aim of establishing the foundations for planning for the state’s economic programs and the various long, medium or short-term development plans that the government intends to implement.  In 1960, Egypt's first five-year plan was developed, and the plans were developed over the decades until the participatory planning approach was adopted, resulting in Egypt Vision 2030 as one of its key outcomes. The vision is updated as the national version of the UN sustainable development goals.

Ministers of Planning

2017 – 2024

Hala El-Said

Dr. Hala El-Said, Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform on February 16, 2017, then took over the portfolio of the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development on 22 December 2019.

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2013 - 2017

Ashraf Al-Sayed Al-Arabi

Minister of Planning from July 16, 2013 to February 28, 2014 and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation from March 1, 2014 to June 10, 2014 then  Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform from June 16, 2014 to February 16, 2017.

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2013

Amr Darrag

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation from May 7, 2013 to July 15, 2013

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2012 - 2013

Ashraf Al-Sayed Al-Arabi

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation from August 2, 2012 to May 7, 2011.

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2011 - 2012

Faiza Abul Naga

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation from December 13, 2011 to August 4, 2012.

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2001 - 2011

Othman Mohamed Othman

Minister of Planning from November 21, 2001 to August 26, 2006 and Minister of Economic Development from August 27, 2006 to February 12, 2011.

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1999 - 2001

Ahmed Mahrous Al-Darsh

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation from October 10, 1999 to November 20, 2001.

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1996 - 1999

Zafer Salim Salim

Minister of Planning from January 4, 1996 to July 7, 1997 and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation from July 8, 1997 to October 5, 1999.

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1985 - 1999

Kamal Ahmed Al-Ganzouri

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation from September 5, 1985 to October 12, 1987, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning from October 13, 1987 to January 3, 1996, Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation from January 4,1996 to October 5, 1999.

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1978 - 1982

Abdul Razeq Abdul Majid

Minister of Planning and Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Financial Affairs from May 9, 1978 to May 13, 1980 and Minister of Planning, Finance and Economy from May 14, 1980 to January 12, 1982.

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1976 - 1977

Mohammed Mahmoud Al-Imam

Minister of Planning from March 19, 1976 to April 20, 1977.

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1974 - 1975

Ismail Sabri Abdullah

Minister of State for Planning from January 17, 1972 to April 24, 1974 and Minister of Planning from April 25, 1974 to April 15, 1975.

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1975 - 1976

Ibrahim Helmi Abdul Rahman

Minister of Planning and Administrative Development from April 16, 1975 to March 18, 1976.

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1968 - 1974

Al-Sayed Gaballah El Sayed

Minister of Planning March 20, 1968 to April 24, 1974.

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1964 - 1967

Mohamed Labib Shoukair

Minister of State for Planning, Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade from August 19, 1964 to September 30, 1965, Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade and Minister of Planning from October 1, 1965 to June 18, 1967.

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1964 - 1965

Ali Sabri

Prime Minister and Minister of Planning from September 25, 1964 to September 30, 1965.

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1961 - 1962

Ali Farag

Minister of State for Planning from August 16, 1961 to September 28, 1962.

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1961 -1961

Abdul Wahab Homed

Minister of State for Planning from August 16, 1961 to October 9, 1961.

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1960 - 1961

Noureddine Kahala

Vice President and Minister of Works in the Syrian Region and Minister of Central Planning from September 20, 1960 to August 15, 1961. 

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1957 -1958

Hussein Al-Shafei

Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of Planning from November 3, 1957 to March 5, 1958.

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1957-1975 & 1967 -1968

Abdul Moneim Al-Qaisoni

Minister of State for Planning Affairs from August 20, 1957 to November 2, 1975 and Deputy Prime Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs and Minister of Planning from June 19, 1967 to March 19, 1968.

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1958 - 1962

Abdul Latif Al-Baghdadi

Vice-President and Minister of Planning from October 7, 1958 to September 1960, and from August 16, 1961 to October 17, 1961, Vice President of the Republic for Production and Minister of The Treasury from October 18, 1961 to September 28.

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