In a significant reshuffle at the top ranks of Egypt’s cabinet, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly accepted the resignation of Yasmine Fouad, the country’s long-serving Minister of Environment. Fouad, who has held the post since 2018, has been widely regarded as a key architect of Egypt’s modern environmental policy. Her tenure was marked by increased international engagement, culminating in Egypt’s high-profile hosting of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh in 2022. Fouad was appointed in May as the next Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), following an announcement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. 2481 of 2025, Madbouly appointed Manal Awad Mikhael, currently serving as Minister of Local Development, to assume the duties of the Minister of Environment temporarily.