President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday issued a republican decree to appoint 17 new governors and four deputy governors.
The new governors sworn in before the president earlier in the day and their names are:
Ismailia Governor Yassein Hossam El Din Mohammad Taher
Port Said Governor Magdy Nasr El Din Amin
Giza Governor Khaled Zakaria El Adly
Damietta Governor Ismail Abdel Hamid Taha
Kafr El Sheikh Governor Osama Hamdy
Sharqiya Governor Redha Abdel Sallam
Menufiya Governor Hisham Abdel Basset
Luxor Governor Mohammad Sayyed Badr
Fayyoum Governor Wael Mohammad Nabih
Beheira Governor Mohammad Ali Sultan
Sohag Governor Ayman Abdel Moniem
Daqahliya Governor Hossam El Din Imam
Gharbiya Governor Saeed Mosfata Kamel
Matrouh Governor Alaa Fathy Abu Zeid
Assiout Governor Yasser Desouqi Salem
Beni Suef Governor Mohammad Hanafi
Alexandria Governor Hani Youssef Mohammad