Embassy of Egypt, Ottawa
Diplomatic mission of Egypt to Canada
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An Egyptian Consul-General was appointed in Ottawa in 1950 and the Consulate-General was raised to the rank of Embassy in August 1954. Mr. H.M. El-Hakeem, who had been Consul-General, became Chargé d'Affaires. The first Egyptian Ambassador to Canada, Mr. El-Husseini El-Khatib, presented his credentials on May 3, 1955.[1]
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6R3
| Embassy of Egypt in Ottawa | |
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| Location | 454 Laurier Ave. East Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6R3 |
| Coordinates | 45.428543°N 75.674654°W |
| Ambassador | Ahmed Hafez |
The Embassy of Egypt is Egypt's embassy in Canada. It is located at 454 Laurier Avenue East in Ottawa, Ontario.[2] Egypt also operates a significant Consulate-General in Montreal with 14 accredited diplomatic personnel.[2]
Ahmed Hafez serves as Ambassador with a staff of diplomats plus locally hired employees.[3]
List of representatives
The following is a list of Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt to Canada.
| Name | Period | Function | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. M. El-Hakeem | 1954–1955 | Charge d'Affaires a.i. | Accredited in August 1954[1] |
| El Husseini El Khatib | 1955–1959 | Ambassador | Accredited on 3 May 1955[4] |
| Mahmoud Fawzy Kamel | 1959 | Charge d'Affaires a.i. | Accredited on 18 January 1959[5] |
| Abdel Hamid Ibrahim Seoud | 1959–1964 | Ambassador | Accredited on 19 August 1959[6] |
| Ahmed Hassan El-Feki | 1964–1965 | Ambassador | Accredited on 2 July 1964 |
| Mahmoud Moharram Hammad | 1965–1968 | Ambassador | Accredited on 29 September 1965[7] |
| Mohamed Choucri | 1968–1971 | Ambassador | Accredited on 8 October 1968[8] |
| Waguih Ahmed Moustafa | 1971–1972 | Charge d'Affaires a.i. | Accredited on 5 December 1971[9] |
| Ahmed Sabri Kamal | 1972–1976 | Ambassador | Accredited on 10 August 1972[10] |
| Amr Ahmed Shawki | 1976 | Charge d'Affaires a.i. | Accredited in August 1976 |
| Hassan Fahmy Abdel Megid | 1976–1981 | Ambassador | Accredited on 22 November 1976[11] |
| Tahseen M. Basheer | 1981–1985 | Ambassador | Accredited on 19 November 1981[12] |
| Mahmoud Kassem | 1985–1989 | Ambassador | Accredited on 15 August 1985[13] |
| Mohamed Adel Hussein Elsafty | 1989–1993 | Ambassador | Accredited on 8 September 1989[14] |
| Mahmoud H. Farghal | 1993–1997 | Ambassador | Accredited on 24 November 1993[15] |
| Hamdy Nada | 1997–2000 | Ambassador | Accredited on 17 September 1997[16] |
| Sallama Mahmoud Shaker | 2000–2004 | Ambassador | Accredited on 28 September 2000[17] |
| Mahmoud F. El-Saeed | 2004–2008 | Ambassador | Accredited on 10 September 2004[18] |
| Hala Samir El Bishawy | 2008 | Charge d'Affaires a.i. | Accredited in March 2008[19] |
| Shamel Elsayed Nasser | 2008–2010 | Ambassador | Accredited on 15 September 2008[20] |
| Wael Ahmed Kamal Aboul Magd | 2010–2014 | Ambassador | Accredited on 23 September 2010[21] |
| Motaz Mounir Zahran | 2014–2018 | Ambassador | Accredited on 17 September 2014[22] |
| Salwa Ebrahim Mohamed Elmowafi | 2018 | Charge d'Affaires a.i. | Accredited in October 2018[23] |
| Ahmed Mahmoud A. Abu Zeid | 2018–2022 | Ambassador | Accredited on 13 November 2018[24] |
| Rehab Abdelhak Ali Shawer | 2022 | Charge d'Affaires a.i. | Accredited in August 2022 |
| Ahmed Abdallah Ibrahim Hafez | 2022-present | Ambassador | Accredited on 22 September 2022[25] |
