Who is Newly-Appointed Housing Minister?

By Nawal Sayed

CAIRO, Feb. 13 (SEE) - Newly-appointed Housing

and Urban Communities Minister Assem El-Gazzar swore the oath on Wednesday

before President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Presidential Spokesperson Ambassador

Bassan Rady said in a statement.

"Sisi met with Prime Minister Moustafa

Madbouly and the Housing minister and tackled the future strategy of the ministry

in regards to mega developmental and logistic projects," Rady noted.

He added that Sisi instructed Madbouly and Gazzar

to exert their sincere efforts to fulfill those projects with no delay; most

importantly the new cities and the new administrative capital city.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi meets with Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly and Housing Minister Assem El-Gazzar in Cairo on Feb. 13, 2019- Press Photo

Gazzar was appointed as the Deputy Housing

Minister on January 14, 2018, and served as chairman of the General

Organization of Physical Planning under the Ministry of Housing.

He was born on Aug. 20, 1967, in Cairo. He is

an expert in planning and strategic development in various fields such as

tourism, environment, civic services and real estate.

Throughout the last ten years, the 51-year old

minister concentrated on growth and developmental studies and strategies.