Assem el Gazzar

Assem el Gazzar
عاصم الجزار
Minister of Housing, Utilities & Urban Communities
In office
14 February 2019 – 2 July 2024
PresidentAbdel Fattah el-Sisi
Prime MinisterMostafa Madbouly
Preceded byMostafa Madbouly
Personal details
Born20 August 1967[1]
Alma materCairo University

Assem el Gazzar (Arabic: عاصم الجزار; born 20 August 1967) was the Minister of Housing, Utilities & Urban Communities of Egypt in the cabinet headed by Mostafa Madbouly.

El Gazzar was appointed as the Deputy Housing Minister on January 2018.[2] He was sworn in as the minister of housing as a successor to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.[3]

He was one of the founders of the National Front Party, which launched in December 2024.[4]

El Gazzar was elected deputy speaker in the House of Representatives on 12 January 2026, alongside Mohamed Elwahsh.[5]

References

  1. ^ "تعرف على السيرة الذاتية للدكتور عاصم الجزار وزير الإسكان الجديد". بوابة الأهرام (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Asem El-Gazzar sworn-in as Egypt's minister of housing and urban utilities". Ahram Online. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Assem El Gazzar sworn in as housing minister". Daily News Egypt. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  4. ^ Ahmed Bakr (30 December 2024). "National Front Party launches at new administrative capital with mission to restore faith in politics". Mada Masr. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Former audit chief Hisham Badawi elected Egypt House Speaker with 521 votes". Daily News Egypt. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.