Sherif Ismail
Sherif Ismail Mohamed is an Egyptian engineer who served as Prime Minister of Egypt between 2015 and 2018. Previously he was Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources from 2013 to 2015.Career
Ismail studied mechanical engineering at Ain Shams University and graduated in 1978. He has held managerial posts at state-run petrochemical and natural gas firms. He served as the executive deputy chairman and then chairman of the Egyptian holding company for petrochemicals, which was established in 2002. Next he was named chairman of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company.
Then he worked as the managing director of the state-run oil holding company, Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company. and became chairman of the company. He was appointed as Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on 16 July 2013 as part of the interim cabinet led by Hazem Al Beblawi. He replaced Sherif Hassan Haddara in the post.
Ismail was appointed as Prime Minister on 12 September 2015.
On 5 June 2018 Ismail submitted his letter of resignation to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. However, he still remained Prime Minister in caretaker capacity. Two days after Ismail submitted his letter, Sisi appointed Moustafa Madbouly, Minister of Housing and Urban Utilities, to succeed him as Prime Minister.
Following his departure as prime minister, it was reported on 9 June 2018 that Ismail had been nominated to serve as the top aide to Sisi.
