Eleven new provincial governors will be sworn-in Saturday by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, some of them have military backgrounds, according to presidential sources. The newcomers will not include women or Copts, the latter a minority in Egypt. One of the new governors will be appointed for Egypt's second largest city, Alexandria. Also, the list of newcomers will include Al Sharqia, whose governor Reda Abdel-Salam announced Friday that he was sacked from his position by the cabinet There are 27 provincial governors in Egypt overall. The newcomers include; Major General Ahmed Helmi Al-Haytamy for Suez Governorate, Reda Mohamed Mohie El-Din Farahat for Qalyubia Governorate, Major General Mohamed Abdel Qader Abdul Zaher for Alexandria Governorate, El-Sayed Ibrahim Abdel Nabi Nasr for Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Adel Mohamed Ibrahim El-Ghadban for Port Said Governorate, Khaled Mohamed Saeed for Al Sharqia Governorate, Ahmed Saqr for Gharbia Governorate, Magdi Fouad Hegazy for Aswan Governorate, and Sherif Abdel Aziz for Beni Suef Governorate.
