Embassy of Egypt, London

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Embassy of Egypt in London
26 South Street, Mayfair, June 2023.jpg
Location Mayfair, London
Address26 South Street
Coordinates 51°30′29″N0°09′07″W / 51.5081°N 0.1520°W / 51.5081; -0.1520
Ambassador Sherif Kamel

The Embassy of Egypt in London is the diplomatic mission of Egypt in the United Kingdom. [1] It is located at 26 South Street, Mayfair, London.

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Egypt also maintains several other buildings in London: a consulate general at 2 Lowndes Street, Belgravia, a press and information Office at 299 Oxford Street, a cultural office at 4 Chesterfield Gardens, Mayfair and a medical office at 47 Longridge Road, Earl's Court. [1]

The current ambassador of Egypt to the United Kingdom is Sherif Kamel.

History

There have been several protests outside the embassy in recent years: in 2011 during the protests against Hosni Mubarak, [2] in 2013 following the violent clashes in Cairo between supporters and opponents of Mohammed Morsi [3] and also in 2013 there was a protest against the rise of sexual attacks against women in Egypt. [4]

Residence

The residence of the Egyptian ambassador is housed at Bute House (not to be confused with the government building of the same name), a Grade II listed [5] building located at 75 South Audley Street and named after John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute. [6] The building's first occupant was John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, while its first Egyptian occupant was Aziz Ezzat Pasha, then Minister Plenipotentary, and Baheya Mansour Yegen, a granddaughter of Isma'il Pasha of Egypt and niece of Fuad I. [6]

List of representatives

Flag of Egyptian ministers plenipotentiary during the monarchy Protocole du Royaume d'Egypte, 1947 - Drapeau (q).jpg
Flag of Egyptian ministers plenipotentiary during the monarchy

Below is a list of diplomatic representatives from Egypt to the United Kingdom. [7] [8]

#AmbassadorTitleDate of appointment
1 Aziz Pasha Ezzat عزيز باشا عزتMinister Plenipotentiary14/1/1924
2Sezostories Bek Siedarosسيزوستوريس بك سيداروسMinister Plenipotentiary1927
3Abd El Malek Bek Hamzaعبد الملك بك حمزةChargé d'Affaires4/10/1928
4 Hassan Sabry Pasha حسن صبرىMinister Plenipotentiary19/2/1935
5 Hafez Afifi Pasha د.حافظ باشا عفيفىMinister Plenipotentiary11/3/1937
6Abd Elrahman Bek Hakeyعبد الرحمن بك حقىCharge d'Affaires1937
7Hassan Pasha Nashatد.حسن باشا نشأتAmbassador24/6/1938
8 F. D. Amr Bey عبدالفتاح باشا عمروAmbassador24/7/1945
9 Mahmoud Fawzi د.محمود فوزىAmbassador30/10/1952
10Abd Elrahman Hakkyعبد الرحمن حقىAmbassador18/3/1953
11Samy Abu Elfetouhسامى ابو الفتوحAmbassador18/10/1955
12Kamal Khalilكمال خليلChargé d'Affaires1959
13Mohamed Awad Elquniمحمد عوض القونىAmbassador24/3/1961
14 Mohammed Hafez Ismail محمد حافظ إسماعيلAmbassador23/6/1964
15Ahmed Hassan Elfikyأحمد حسن الفقىAmbassador20/12/1967
16 Kamal Rifaat كمال الدين رفعتAmbassador12/10/1971
17 Saad el-Shazly سعد محمد الشاذلىAmbassador16/5/1974
18Mohamed Samieh Anwarمحمد سميح أنورAmbassador31/10/1975
19Hassan Abu Seedaحسن أبوسعدهAmbassador27/2/1980
20Youssef Abd Elaziz Shrarahيوسف عبدالعزيز شرارهAmbassador29/11/1984
21 Dr. Mohamed Shaker د.محمد إبراهيم شاكرAmbassador14/9/1988
22Adel Salah Eldin Elgazarعادل صلاح الدين الجزارAmbassador15/9/1997
23Gehad Refaat Madiحهاد رفعت ماضيAmbassador1/8/2004
24Hatem Seif El Nasr [9] حاتم سيف النصرAmbassador1/12/2008
25Mohamed Ashraf Mohamed Kamal El Kholyاشرف الخولىAmbassador5/15/2013
26 Nasser Kamel ناصر كاملAmbassador5/15/2015
27Tarek Adelطارق عادلAmbassador
27Sherif Kamelشريف كاملAmbassador3/22/2022

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 14 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Dozens gather outside Egyptian embassy in London". 28 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Protest at Egyptian Embassy in London as Egypt's massacre continues". 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "A global day of protest against the growing number of sexually violent attacks against women in Egypt saw protests outside the Egyptian embassy in London". 13 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "75 South Audley Street". Buildington.
  6. 1 2 "Bute House". Egy.com.
  7. ↑ "Former Heads of the Egyptian Mission to the UK since 1924". Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  8. ↑ "Former Heads of the Egyptian Mission to the UK since 1924". Egyptian Embassy in London. Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  9. ↑ "The gergidia: New Egyptian Ambassador in London". 4 June 2009.
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