Kamel al-Wazir

Kamel al-Wazir (Arabic: 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 before being appointed as the minister.[1][2] During his tenure as well, an accident happened as two trains collided in Upper Egypt for which, he issued an official apology.[3]

Kamel al-Wazir

Early life and career

Wazir studied Civil and Architectural Engineering at the Military Technical College and also holds a Masters in Military Sciences. He was involved in key projects of Egypt like digging of the new Suez Canal, developing the Al Galala Plateau in Ain Sukhna.[1][4]

Awards
  • Medal of Long Service and Good Example
  • Medal of Military Duty, first degree[1]

References
  1. "Kamel al-Wazir, the man of the tough tasks (profile)". Egypt Independent. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  2. "Transport minister unveils strategy to connect Egypt with neighbors".
  3. "Transport Minister apologizes for Upper Egypt train collision".
  4. "Egypt's Transport minister, US diplomat discuss boosting cooperation in metro service development". EgyptToday. 2021-03-29. Retrieved 2021-04-14.


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