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Thursday, August 30, 2018
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Thursday, August 30, 2018
Egypt appoints first-ever Christian woman as governor
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEgypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has sworn in several new provincial governors, including the first-ever Coptic Christian woman to hold the position.
Manal Awad Mikhail has been appointed governor of Damietta province. She was previously a deputy for the Giza governor.
The reshuffle included new governors for Cairo, Giza, Luxor, Aswan and North Sinai.
Egypt appointed the first-ever female governor to the province of Beheira in a reshuffle last year.
— AP
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