Kamel al-Wazir
Egyptian politician (born 1957)
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Kamel al-Wazir (Arabic: كامل الوزير) is the transportation minister, the industry and trade minister and the deputy prime minister of Egypt. He succeeded Minister Hisham Arafat who resigned after the Ramses Station rail disaster. Kamel al-Wazir had been heading the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces before being appointed the minister.[2][3]
Kamel al-Wazir | |
|---|---|
كامل الوزير البسيوني | |
Wazir in 2023 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Egypt | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2024 | |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Prime Minister | Mostafa Madbouly |
| Minister of Transportation | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2019 | |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Prime Minister | Mostafa Madbouly |
| Preceded by | Hisham Arafat |
| Minister of Industry | |
| Assumed office 3 July 2024 | |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Prime Minister | Mostafa Madbouly |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Samir |
| Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority | |
| In office July 2014 – 11 March 2019 | |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Adly Mansour |
| Preceded by | Ehab al-Far |
| Succeeded by | Emad al-Alfi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kamel Abdelhady Farag el-Wazir 1957 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Military Technical College | |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Egyptian Army |
Years of service | 1980–2019 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Military Engineers Corps |
During his tenure, an accident happened as two trains collided near Sohag, for which he issued an official apology.[4]
Early life and career
Wazir studied Civil and Architectural Engineering at the Military Technical College and also holds a Masters in Military Sciences. He was involved in key projects of Egypt like digging of the new Suez Canal, developing the Al Galala Plateau in Ain Sukhna.[2][5]
He was the Head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority from 2015 until 2019. [6]
Ministry appointment
Kamel Wazir was appointed as Minister of Transport in 2019.[6] This was expanded in 2024 to a joint Minister of Transport and Industry. President el-Sisi justified the appointment by saying “I'm giving the ministry to one of the best military officers”.[7]
Awards
- Medal of Long Service and Good Example
- Medal of Military Duty, first degree[2]
