Maged George Elias Ghattas (born 25 November 1949) is an Egyptian politician with a military background. He has been Minister of State for Environmental Affairs since 14 July 2004, initially as part of the

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of Prime Minister

Ahmed Nazif Ahmed Nazif (, ; born 8 July 1952) served as the prime minister of Egypt from 14 July 2004 to 29 January 2011, when his cabinet was dismissed by President Hosni Mubarak in light of a popular uprising that led to the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. N ...

Education

Ghattas graduated with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Power Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering at

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in 1971. Joining the military on 1 February 1972, he gained a B.Sc. in Military Science from the

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in 1972.

Career

Ghattas took part in the 6th October War against

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and continued his career in the military. From 6 June 1996 to 5 July 1998, George worked as a military attaché in

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. From July 1998 to 11 December 1999 he was Chief of General Stuff for Military Works and Projects Managements in Egypt. From 12 December 1999 to 20 July 2002 he was Military works Management Director. From 21 July 2002 to 13 July 2004 he Chief of the Armed Forces' Engineering Authority. On 14 July 2004 he was appointed Minister of State for Environmental Affairs. Despite his association with the

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, he managed to keep his position in Essam Sharaf's cabinet after the

Egyptian Revolution of 2011 The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January Revolution (;), began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police holiday" as a statement against ...

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Army-backed ministers survive reshuffle despite objections
7 March 2011.

Medals

*"Long Services" and "Perfect Example" Medals *"Excellent Service" Medal *Second Degree Medal of The Arab Republic of Egypt * The Order of Merit of the Grand Officer of the Italian Republic (Grande Ufficiale dell'Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) from H.E. President of the Republic of Italy

Personal life

Ghattas is a

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