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Presidential Spokesman

Name: Ambassador Mohamed Ibrahim Abdel Khaleq El-Shennawy

Date of Birth: October 28, 1970, Giza

Personal Status: Married with two sons

Academic Degree:

- Bachelor of Law, Cairo University, 1992

- Master of Law LLM in International Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1999

Professional Career:

- Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Hungary, 2021-2024

- Deputy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Minister's Office, 2019-2021

- Minister Plenipotentiary at the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations in New York/ Member of the Egyptian delegation during Egypt's membership in the Security Council, 2016-2017, 2015-2019

- Counselor at the Minister of Foreign Affairs' Office - Legal Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2011-2015

- First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations in New York, 2007-2011

- Second Secretary at the Minister of Foreign Affairs' Office, 2005-2007

- Second Secretary at the Department of Diplomatic and Consular Affairs and Inspection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2004-2005

- Third/Second Secretary at the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in The Hague, 2000-2004

- Member of the Department of International Legal Affairs and Treaties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1996-2000

- Deputy to the Prosecutor-general at the Ministry of Justice, 1995

Professional Achievements:

- Member of the Egyptian delegation in the negotiation process regarding the demarcation of the maritime borders between Egypt and Greece

- Participated in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) meetings, 2007-2019

- Participated in Egypt's campaign to secure a non-permanent seat for Egypt on the Security Council UNSC, 2016-2017

- He was in charge of Egypt's chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the Security Council, and directly supervised the issuance of Egypt’s decisions during its membership of the Security Council, 2016-2017

- Egyptian expert in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) committees on legal affairs, financial and administrative matters of the United Nations, and United Nations peacekeeping operations, and in negotiations pertinent to the expansion and reform of the Security Council, 2007-2011, 2015-2019

- Chaired the working group at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that developed and implemented the system for Egyptians to vote abroad, 2011

- Participated in numerous international meetings and conferences, including within the framework of the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the League of Arab States, and the Non-Aligned Movement

- Participated as a member in the meetings of several national committees

Current Position:

Official Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency

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Presidential Spokesman

Name: Ambassador Mohamed Ibrahim Abdel Khaleq El-Shennawy

Date of Birth: October 28, 1970, Giza

Personal Status: Married with two sons

Academic Degree:

- Bachelor of Law, Cairo University, 1992

- Master of Law LLM in International Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1999

Professional Career:

- Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Hungary, 2021-2024

- Deputy Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Minister's Office, 2019-2021

- Minister Plenipotentiary at the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations in New York/ Member of the Egyptian delegation during Egypt's membership in the Security Council, 2016-2017, 2015-2019

- Counselor at the Minister of Foreign Affairs' Office - Legal Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2011-2015

- First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations in New York, 2007-2011

- Second Secretary at the Minister of Foreign Affairs' Office, 2005-2007

- Second Secretary at the Department of Diplomatic and Consular Affairs and Inspection at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2004-2005

- Third/Second Secretary at the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in The Hague, 2000-2004

- Member of the Department of International Legal Affairs and Treaties at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1996-2000

- Deputy to the Prosecutor-general at the Ministry of Justice, 1995

Professional Achievements:

- Member of the Egyptian delegation in the negotiation process regarding the demarcation of the maritime borders between Egypt and Greece

- Participated in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) meetings, 2007-2019

- Participated in Egypt's campaign to secure a non-permanent seat for Egypt on the Security Council UNSC, 2016-2017

- He was in charge of Egypt's chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the Security Council, and directly supervised the issuance of Egypt’s decisions during its membership of the Security Council, 2016-2017

- Egyptian expert in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) committees on legal affairs, financial and administrative matters of the United Nations, and United Nations peacekeeping operations, and in negotiations pertinent to the expansion and reform of the Security Council, 2007-2011, 2015-2019

- Chaired the working group at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that developed and implemented the system for Egyptians to vote abroad, 2011

- Participated in numerous international meetings and conferences, including within the framework of the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the League of Arab States, and the Non-Aligned Movement

- Participated as a member in the meetings of several national committees

Current Position:

Official Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency