Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, based on a recommendation by the relevant minister, has issued a decision appointing Dr. Hisham El-Leithy, Head of the Antiquities Preservation and Registration Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, as Acting Secretary-General of the Council for a six-month term, succeeding Dr. Mohamed Ismail.
Meanwhile, Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, expressed his thanks and appreciation to Dr. Mohamed Ismail for his efforts during his tenure as Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, wishing him continued success in his future career.
Biography
Dr. Hisham El-Leithy has served as Head of the Antiquities Preservation and Registration Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities since 2023. Throughout his career, he has held several senior positions at the Council:
- Director General of the General Administration of Scientific Publishing from 2011 to 2015.
- Appointed Director General of the General Administration of the Egyptian Antiquities Registration Center in 2015.
- Head of the Central Administration for Egyptian, Greek, and Roman Antiquities in Cairo and Giza in 2018.
- Assigned to oversee the Egyptian Antiquities Registration Center, as well as museum and regional antiquities storage facilities and excavation mission storerooms. He also headed several archaeological missions in Upper Egypt.
Dr. Hisham El-Leithy earned his master’s degree in Egyptology in 2001 and his PhD in 2012.
El-Leithy participated in numerous scientific conferences in Egypt and abroad, presenting research papers and academic lectures, in addition to contributing to the preparation and coordination of several conferences. He has also published approximately 40 international scholarly articles and contributed to more than five academic books. He was selected as the first Egyptian archaeologist to serve as an Honorary Research Fellow at the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
