Major-General Hisham Amna — former governor of Beheira — was appointed as the Ministry of Local Development on Saturday in a Cabinet reshuffle, succeeding Major-General Mahmoud Shaarawy.
Amna was born on 10 December 1962 and holds a Bachelor of Military Science and a Bachelor of Commerce.
He has held many positions, including commander of a rocket artillery company, a security officer of the Republican Guard, commander of a company of the Republican Guard Police, director of the Republican Guard, assistant chief of the Republican Guard, head of the city of Al-Qusayr, head of the city of Safaga, and governor of Beheira.
Amna also carried out several ceremonial assignment, partook in various training and education programmes, and has experience with public relations and administrative affairs, as he supervised the problems and issues of the Republican Guard’s personnel.
Additionally, he has several awards, accolades, and medals from his previous posts and his time in the military service.