Hisham Arafat

Hisham Arafat (Arabic: هشام عرفات) is a former Transport Minister of Egypt in the cabinet headed by Sherif Ismail from 19 February 2017 to 27 February 2019 -in succession to Minister Galal Saeed- and resigned shortly after the Ramses Station rail disaster.[1][2][3][4][5]

Hisham Arafat
هشام عرفات
Transport Minister of Egypt
In office
16 Feb, 2017 – 27 Feb, 2019
PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Prime MinisterSherif Ismail
Personal details
Born1964 - 1965[6]
Egypt
Alma materAin Shams University

Qualifications

Hisham holds the following degrees:[7][8][9][10]

Personal life

Arafat is married to an engineer who works in the private sector. they have two sons who graduated from the German University - the first from the Department of Electrical and Communications, and the second is a mechanic.[11][12][13]

See also

References
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  2. Walsh, Declan; Ezzidin, Toqa (2019-02-27). "At Least 20 Killed in Fiery Crash at Cairo Train Station". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  3. "Egypt's transport minister resigns after deadly Cairo train crash". Reuters. 2019-02-27. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  4. "Transport Minister Hisham Arafat Archives". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  5. "Egypt's Transportation Minister resigns over fatal train accident - Politics - Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  6. "Hisham Arafat « "Egypt，gateway to BRICA"". Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  7. عامر, سلامة (2017-02-14). "بعد ترشحه لـ"النقل".. 6 معلومات عن هشام عرفات". الوطن (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  8. "السيرة الذاتية لهشام عرفات وزير النقل". www.albawabhnews.com. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  9. "Who's who: Meet the Egyptian cabinet's fresh faces - Politics - Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  10. "Universities in Egypt". www.universitiesegypt.com. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  11. "Who's who: Meet the Egyptian cabinet's fresh faces - Politics - Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  12. عامر, سلامة (2017-02-14). "بعد ترشحه لـ"النقل".. 6 معلومات عن هشام عرفات". الوطن (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  13. "Hisham Arafat « "Egypt，gateway to BRICA"". Retrieved 2022-05-29.
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