Assem el Gazzar | |
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| عاصم الجزار | |
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| Minister of Housing, Utilities & Urban Communities | |
| In office 14 February 2019 – 2 July 2024 | |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Prime Minister | Mostafa Madbouly |
| Preceded by | Mostafa Madbouly |
| Succeeded by | Sharif El-Sherbini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1967[1] |
| Cairo University | |
Assem el Gazzar (Arabic: عاصم الجزار; born 20 August 1967) was the Minister of Housing, Utilities & Urban Communities of Egypt in the cabinet headed by Mostafa Madbouly.
El Gazzar was appointed as the Deputy Housing Minister in January 2018.[2] He was sworn in as the minister of housing as a successor to Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.[3]
He was one of the founders of the National Front Party, which launched in December 2024.[4]
El Gazzar was elected deputy speaker in the House of Representatives on 12 January 2026, alongside Mohamed Elwahsh.[5]
References
- "تعرف على السيرة الذاتية للدكتور عاصم الجزار وزير الإسكان الجديد". بوابة الأهرام (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- "Asem El-Gazzar sworn-in as Egypt's minister of housing and urban utilities". Ahram Online. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- "Assem El Gazzar sworn in as housing minister". Daily News Egypt. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
- Ahmed Bakr (30 December 2024). "National Front Party launches at new administrative capital with mission to restore faith in politics". Mada Masr. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- "Former audit chief Hisham Badawi elected Egypt House Speaker with 521 votes". Daily News Egypt. 12 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.