Cairo: Egypt's parliament has approved a significant cabinet reshuffle, endorsing President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's nomination of 22 candidates to join Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's government. The approval was given during a session on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
According to State Information Service Egypt, the presidency confirmed that El-Sisi discussed the proposed changes with Prime Minister Madbouly in a meeting earlier the same day. The reshuffle involves 17 ministers, one deputy prime minister, and four deputy ministers. It introduces 13 new ministers while 11 others will be leaving their posts.
In line with Egypt's constitution, the president is empowered to reshuffle the cabinet after consulting with the prime minister, provided that parliament approves the changes. New governments are typically formed at the start of each parliamentary term, either through a complete ministerial overhaul or a partial reshuffle.
Parliamentary sources revealed that El-Sisi took the unusual step of seeking lawmakers' approval of the nominees via a roll-call vote prior to the oath-taking ceremony. According to parliamentary rules, the reshuffle process is initiated when the president sends an official letter to parliament listing the proposed ministers and the affected portfolios. The speaker then presents the letter at the first session following its receipt, where it is read aloud and voted on as a single package.
The most recent reshuffle, which occurred in July 2024, impacted 20 ministerial portfolios. This current reshuffle has also consolidated six major portfolios into three ministries. Badr Abdelatty will now serve as the minister of foreign affairs, international cooperation, and Egyptian expatriates following the merger of these portfolios. Mohamed Farid Saleh has been appointed to lead the newly established Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, having previously served as the executive chairman of the country's Financial Regulatory Authority.
Furthermore, Manal Awad will head the newly combined Ministry of Local Development and Environment. The government has also separated industry from transportation, creating a standalone Ministry of Industry to be led by Khaled Maher. Hussein Ahmed Eissa has been nominated to serve as deputy prime minister for economic affairs.
Parliamentary sources indicated that the new cabinet is expected to enhance performance indicators and accelerate the delivery of the government's national development programme amid evolving regional and global economic challenges.