Yasmine Fouad | |
|---|---|
| ياسمين فؤاد | |
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| Minister of Environment | |
| Assumed office 18 June 2018 | |
| President | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
| Prime Minister | Mostafa Madbouly |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Cairo University |
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She chaired the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. [3]
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