Hisham Arafat

Egyptian politician (1964/1965–2024)

هشام عرفات
Arafat in 2021
Minister of TransportIn office
16 February 2017 – 27 February 2019PresidentAbdel Fattah el-SisiPrime MinisterSherif Ismail
Mostafa MadboulyPreceded byGalal SaeedSucceeded byKamel al-Wazir Personal detailsBorn1964/1965[1]
United Arab RepublicDied (aged 60)Alma materAin Shams University

Hisham Arafat (Arabic: هشام عرفات; 1964/1965 – 15 May 2024) was an Egyptian politician who was Transport Minister 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.[2][3][4][5][6]

Qualifications

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

  • Bachelor of Engineering from Ain Shams University in 1985.
  • Master's degree from the same university in 1991
  • Doctor's Degree from Ain Shams University and the University of Braunschweig in Germany.

Personal life and death

Arafat was 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]

Arafat died from cancer on 15 May 2024, at the age of 60.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Hisham Arafat « "Egypt，gateway to BRICA"". Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Egypt appoints military officer as transportation minister". AP NEWS. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ^ Walsh, Declan; Ezzidin, Toqa (27 February 2019). "At Least 20 Killed in Fiery Crash at Cairo Train Station". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Egypt's transport minister resigns after deadly Cairo train crash". Reuters. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Transport Minister Hisham Arafat Archives". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Egypt's Transportation Minister resigns over fatal train accident - Politics - Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ عامر, سلامة (14 February 2017). "بعد ترشحه لـ"النقل".. 6 معلومات عن هشام عرفات". الوطن (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ "السيرة الذاتية لهشام عرفات وزير النقل". www.albawabhnews.com. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Who's who: Meet the Egyptian cabinet's fresh faces - Politics - Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Universities in Egypt". www.universitiesegypt.com. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Who's who: Meet the Egyptian cabinet's fresh faces - Politics - Egypt". Ahram Online. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  12. ^ عامر, سلامة (14 February 2017). "بعد ترشحه لـ"النقل".. 6 معلومات عن هشام عرفات". الوطن (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Hisham Arafat « "Egypt，gateway to BRICA"". Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  14. ^ وفاة الدكتور هشام عرفات وزير النقل السابق بعد صراع مع المرض (in Arabic)
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