Dr. Khaled El-Enany was sworn in before President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in the government of Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, with the ministry returning to the form it had when it was first established in the government of Ali Sabri in March 1964, when Dr. Abdel Kader Hatem was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for Culture and National Guidance and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities.
After taking the oath, Dr. Khaled El-Enany, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, headed to the Ministry of Tourism headquarters in Abbasiya, where he met with the leaders of the two ministries and their sector heads and advisors. Ministry of Tourism officials reviewed the files of their sectors and the current work plans, and the minister listened to the most prominent problems facing each sector and the most important proposals and visions for solving them. He also toured the ministry headquarters in Abbasiya and met with its staff and employees.
Dr. Khaled El-Enany said that the state saw that now was the right time to merge the ministries of tourism and antiquities, especially in light of the major archaeological projects the state is carrying out, such as the Grand Egyptian Museum, adding that the work of the two ministries is complementary, as they are two sides of the same coin, and that what distinguishes Egypt among all countries is its unique antiquities, which have no equal. Egypt is also rich in diverse tourism products such as beaches, but what sets Egypt apart from all other countries is its antiquities.
The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities expressed his confidence in the success of this new system, especially in light of the great attention the political leadership and the government pay to the tourism and antiquities sectors, expressing his determination to build on the successes achieved in this vital sector, especially as Egypt regains its tourism standing worldwide.
Biography of the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities
Dr. Khaled El-Enany took over the Ministry of Antiquities portfolio in March 2016, at which time he was serving as General Supervisor of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir.
El-Enany graduated from the Tourist Guidance Department of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Helwan University in 1992 and obtained a master's degree from the same university in 1996, then joined Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3 in France to study for a postgraduate diploma and a doctorate (1997-2001).
After obtaining his doctorate, he rose through the academic ranks in the Guidance Department of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Helwan University, working as a lecturer from 2001 to 2006, then as an assistant professor until 2011, then as a professor at the university in the same year. He was also appointed head of the faculty's Tourist Guidance Department (2011-2012), Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs (2011-2012), and Director of the faculty's Open Education Center (2010-2012).
He held many research positions, including associate researcher at the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology in Cairo (2002-2011), scientific expert at the institute (2012-2014), and member of the institute's board (2011-2016).
He also taught Egyptology at Paul Valéry University Montpellier as a visiting professor for one year in 2013, in addition to 6 other times, each lasting one month, between 2006 and 2011, and has been an associate researcher at research unit UMR5140 of France's National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Paul Valéry University Montpellier since 2002.
Dr. Khaled El-Enany has received many awards and honors, including the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters from France in 2015, as well as honorary membership of the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo in the same year, and he was granted honorary membership of the French Society of Egyptology in Paris in 2016.
He has published 20 research papers and scientific books in internationally peer-reviewed scientific journals, and has taken part in more than 30 conferences in many countries around the world, including Egypt, France, Germany, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland.
He served as General Supervisor of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat (2014-2016) and General Supervisor of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir (2015-2016).
