By Akram Medhat
Minister of Antiquities Dr. Khaled El-Enany has issued a decree seconding Dr. Mostafa Amin, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, to serve as his assistant for technical affairs, and Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Director General of Luxor Antiquities, as Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
Top among the priorities of the post of Assistant Minister of Antiquities for Technical Affairs is supervising the implementation of the ministry's policies, strategy and objectives regarding all financial, administrative, legal and archaeological work, in addition to coordinating between the ministry's various sectors and following up on the implementation of procedures that help complete all work.
It is worth noting that Dr. Mostafa Amin has held several leadership positions at the ministry, including Secretary General of the Council since 2013, head of the Islamic Antiquities Sector and head of the Central Administration for Archaeological Sites Affairs. He obtained his PhD in 1998 from the Autonomous University of Madrid with a thesis titled "Written Inscriptions in Egypt and Al-Andalus".
Dr. Mostafa Waziri, for his part, has long experience and thorough knowledge of the field of archaeological work. He began his career as an antiquities inspector in the Pyramids archaeological area, then rose through many positions, including Director General of the Luxor Museum, Director of Antiquities for the Valley of the Kings and the West Bank, and Director General of Qena and Luxor Antiquities. He obtained his PhD in 2014 from Sohag University with a thesis titled "The Symbolism of Depicting Animals, Plants and Birds in the West Theban Necropolis: An Analytical Study".
