Mahmoud Esmat

Mahmoud Mostafa Kamal Esmat is an Egyptian politician and the current minister of Public Enterprise since August 2022.^[1][2]

Mahmoud Mostafa Kamal Esmat
محمود مصطفى كمال عصمت
Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy
Incumbent
Assumed office July 2024
Minister of Public Business Sector
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 August 2022
Preceded by	Hisham Tawfiq
Personal details
Born	1954 Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Alma mater	B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Cairo University Ph.D. in Electrical Power Engineering, Dalhousie University, Canada
Occupation	Engineer; academic; government minister
Known for	Leading Egypt’s electricity and renewable energy sector; overseeing development of public enterprises and infrastructure

Career

Esmat hold a PhD in engineering from Daehaus University, Canada. He served as chairman of various agencies including Cairo Glass Manufacturing Company, Cairo Airport Company and chairman of the board of directors of Airports Holding Company. He was appointed on 13 August 2022 by President Abdel Fattah El-Sis and confirmed by the House of Representatives.^[3] Esmat appointment was with terms of reference to oversee the construction of El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company plant for production of electric cars in Egypt and completion of spinning and weaving companies. He took over from Hesham Tawfiq.^[4][5][6]