Hisham Arafat
( ar, هشام عرفات) is a former
Transport Minister of Egypt 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
The Ramses Station rail disaster occurred on 27 February 2019 in Ramses Station of Cairo, Egypt. Twenty-five people were killed and forty injured.
Accident
In the early morning of 27 February 2019, in Cairo's main train station, Ramses Station, a ...
.
Qualifications
Hisham holds the following degrees:
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Bachelor of Engineering from
Ain Shams University
Ain Shams University ( ar, جامعة عين شمس) is a public university located in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 1950, the university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels.
History
Ain Shams University was fou ...
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
Arafat is 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.
See also
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Ministry of Transportation (Egypt)
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Ramses Station rail disaster
The Ramses Station rail disaster occurred on 27 February 2019 in Ramses Station of Cairo, Egypt. Twenty-five people were killed and forty injured.
Accident
In the early morning of 27 February 2019, in Cairo's main train station, Ramses Station, a ...
*
Kamel al-Wazir
Kamel al-Wazir ( ar, كامل الوزير) is the Transport Minister of Egypt. He succeeded minister Hisham Arafat who resigned after the Ramses Station rail disaster. Kamel al-Wazir had been heading the Engineering Authority of the Armed Forces ...
References
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Transport ministers of Egypt
Ain Shams University alumni
Egyptian Muslims
Living people
Egyptian engineers
1964 births