President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi will attend the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum this evening, Saturday, November 1, 2025, which represents an exceptional event in the history of human culture and civilization. A total of 79 official delegations are scheduled to take part in the opening ceremony, including 39 delegations headed by kings, princes, and heads of state and government from around the world, reflecting the international community's interest in Egypt's ancient civilization and the unique cultural and humanitarian role that Egypt plays.
Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, the Official Spokesman for the Presidency, stated that kings, queens, crown princes, princes and members of the ruling families of Belgium, Spain, Denmark, Jordan, Bahrain, the Sultanate of Oman, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Luxembourg, Monaco, Japan and Thailand are scheduled to take part in this historic event.
The presidents of Djibouti, Somalia, Palestine, Portugal, Armenia, Germany, Croatia, Cyprus, Albania, Bulgaria, Colombia, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Eritrea and the Knights of Malta will also take part, as well as the President of the Libyan Presidential Council and the Chairman of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council.
Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy added that the prime ministers of Greece, Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg and Uganda will also take part in the opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum.
This is in addition to high-level ministerial and parliamentary attendance from Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Qatar, Morocco, Tunisia, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Slovakia, Austria, the United Kingdom, France, the Vatican, Malta, Romania, Russia, Ireland, Serbia, Turkey, Italy, Singapore, India, Kyrgyzstan, China, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Zambia, Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, South Africa, Gabon, Chad, Kenya, Rwanda, Togo, Brazil, Canada and the United States.
The Official Spokesman noted that regional and international organizations will also be represented by the Secretary-General of the Arab League, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations on behalf of the UN Secretary-General, in addition to the participation of the President of the Arab Parliament, the President of JICA, and a number of heads and representatives of major global companies.
The Official Spokesman said that this unprecedented representation and attendance at the opening of the largest museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization reflects international interest in the Egyptian state's vision of combining the authenticity of the past, the creativity of the present and the prosperity of the future, and affirms Egypt's unique standing as a civilizational bridge between all the world's peoples who love culture and peace. This came according to the official page of the Official Spokesman for the Presidency on "Facebook".
