Embassy of Egypt, Lima
Diplomatic mission of Egypt to Peru
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The Embassy of Egypt in Lima (Russian: Embajada de Egipto en Lima; Arabic: سفارة جمهورية مصر العربية في ليما) is the diplomatic mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Republic of Peru. The chancery is located at 1470 Jorge Basadre Grohmann Avenue, in the Orrantia del Mar neighbourhood of San Isidro District, Lima.
| Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Lima | |
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| Location | Orrantia del Mar, San Isidro |
| Address | Jorge Basadre Grohmann 1470 |
| Opened | 1963 |
| Ambassador | Ahmed Hamdi Bakr |
The current Egyptian ambassador to Peru is Ahmed Hamdi Bakr.
History
Peru and the United Arab Republic (UAR) first established relations on October 7, 1963, with the Arab country being the first with which Peru established relations in Africa.[1][2] The Egyptian embassy in Lima opened the same year relations were established,[2] with the Peruvian mission being the oldest in the continent.[3][4]
One of Egypt's ambassadors, Samy Tawfik Ismail, was one of the initial hostages of the Japanese embassy hostage crisis.[5][6]
List of representatives
Below is a list of representatives of the United Arab Republic and Egypt to Peru.
| Ambassador | Term start | Term end | Head of state | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aly Kabil | علي قابيل | ? | c. 1972 | Gamal Abdel Nasser | [7] |
| Mohamed El-Taher Shash | محمد الطاهر شاش | 1973 | ? | Anwar Sadat | Named in March 1973.[8] |
| Wahib Fahmy El-Miniawi | وهيب فهمي المنياوي | bef. 1979 | aft. 1982 | ||
| Samy Tawfik Ismail | سامى توفيق إسماعيل | 1993 | 1997 | Hosni Mubarak | [9] |
| Hala Hassan Ismail | هاله حسن اسماعيل | 1997 | aft. 2000 | [10] | |
| Abdel Mawgoud El Habashy | عبدال موجود إل حبشي | ||||
| Desouky Aly Fayed | دسوقي علي فايد | 2005 | 2008 | Credentials presented on September 28.[11] | |
| Hesham Mohamed Abbas Khalil | هشام محمد عباس خليل | 2008 | ? | Credentials presented on September 16.[12] | |
| Ahmad Salama | 2012 | Mohamed Morsi | [13] | ||
| Gamal Tawfik[14] | جمال توفيق | 2016 | 2020 | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi | Credentials presented on October 4.[15][16] |
| Hany Moawad Selim Labib | هاني سليم | 2020 | [17][18] | ||
| Ahmed Hamdi Bakr Mohamed | April 30, 2024 | Incumbent | [19] | ||