Ines Abdel-Dayem is an Egyptian flute player, the former Chairwoman of the

Cairo Opera House The Cairo Opera House (, ''Dār el-Opera el-Masreyya''; literally "Egyptian Opera House"), part of Cairo's National Cultural Centre, is the main performing arts venue in the Egyptian capital. Home to most of Egypt's finest musical groups, it is ...

and the former Minister of Culture of Egypt (2018–2022).Cairo Opera Chairwoman Ines Abdel-Dayem appointed Egypt's new culture minister
''Ahram.org'', 14 January 2018

Background

Ines Abdel-Dayem studied at the flute department of the

Cairo Conservatoire The Cairo Conservatoire (; transliteration: ''Ma'had el-Konservatwar''; full name: "المعهد العالي للموسيقى "الكونســرفاتوار) is the primary College or university school of music, music conservatory in Egypt. It was ...

where she graduated in 1984. In 1990, she earned a performance diploma from the

École Normale de Musique de Paris The École Normale de Musique de Paris "Alfred Cortot" (ENMP) is a leading conservatoire located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. The school was founded in 1919 by Auguste Mangeot and Alfred Cortot. The term ''école normale'' (English: no ...

. In 2003, Abdel-Dayem was appointed director of the Cairo Symphony Orchestra. In 2005, she became dean of the Cairo Conservatoire, and shortly after vice-president of the Academy of Arts. In February 2012, Ines Abdel-Dayem became a chairperson of the

. In May 2013, she lost this position after the

Muslim Brotherhood The Society of the Muslim Brothers ('' ''), better known as the Muslim Brotherhood ( ', is a transnational Sunni Islamist organization founded in Egypt by Islamic scholar, Imam and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna in 1928. Al-Banna's teachings s ...

came into power in the country, but was reinstated shortly after in July 2013. However, she declined an offer to become Minister of Culture of the country. In January 2018, she was appointed Minister of Culture of Egypt. She is the second Egyptian minister to come from an artistic background. In March 2018, she appointed Mohamed Hefzy as President of the annual

Cairo International Film Festival The Cairo International Film Festival is an annual internationally accredited film festival held in Cairo Opera House. It was established in 1976 and has taken place every year since its inception, except for 2011 and 2013, when it was cancelled ...

Prizes

*2018: German Jazz Music AwardInes Abdel Dayem receives German Jazz Music Award at Berlin ceremony
''Egypttoday.com'', 25 April 2018 *2001: Egypt's State Prize in Arts *1982: **1st prize at the Fédération Nationale des Unions des Conservatoires Municipaux **1st prize at the Concours Général de Musique et d'Art Dramatique

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1962 births Living people Egyptian musicians École Normale de Musique de Paris alumni Women government ministers of Egypt 21st-century Egyptian women politicians 21st-century Egyptian politicians Culture ministers of Egypt {{egypt-bio-stub

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