Sisi Renews Appointment of Amr Adel as Acting Head of Administrative Control Authority

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has renewed the appointment of Amr Adel as the acting chairman of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) for one year starting Wednesday, 30 August 2023.

The president's decree, No. 361 of 2023, was published by the Official Gazette on Tuesday.

The ACA is the country's leading anti-corruption body.

Adel, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and Police Sciences from the Police Academy, joined the ACA in 1994, moving up the ranks to the post of Vice President in 2019.

Adel has held executive and leading positions at the ACA's central, regional, and specialized units during his 28-year career with the organization, according to the Gazette.

Adel, who was first appointed in his position in late August 2022, succeeded Major General Hassan Abdel-Shafy who led the ACA from 2020 to 2022, and was appointed as a Presidential Advisor on Tuesday.