2017 in Egypt

Incumbents

• President: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
• Prime Minister: Sherif Ismail

  Events

• 9 April - The Palm Sunday church bombings, twin suicide bombings that took place at St. George’s Church in Tanta, and Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, killed at least 45 people and injured more than 100.
• 26 May - Egyptian military launch airstrikes against Libyan targets due to terrorist attack which killed 26 Coptic Christians.
• 11 August - Alexandria train collision.

  Sport

• 1-9 July – the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup was held in Cairo
• 18-25 August – the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship, volleyball event hosted by Egypt

  Deaths

• 12 January – Karima Mokhtar, actress.
• 15 June – Ibrahim Abouleish, pharmacologist