CAIRO – 30 August 2021: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued on Monday decree No.365 of 2021 renewing the appointment of Hassan Abdel Shafi Ahmed as acting chairman of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) for one year, starting Aug 30, 2021. August 2020, Sisi appointed Major General Hassan Abdel Shafi, a 58-year old military engineer, as a new head of the Administrative Control Authority, the country’s regulatory body responsible for enforcing laws and regulations within state bodies. Abdel Shafi succeeded Major General Sherif Seif El Din, who has been in post for two consecutive terms since August 2018. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has always stressed on applying strict measures within the government institutions to crack down any violation. In October 2019, Sisi has ordered publishing the results of the government's anti-corruption strategy to maintain transparency, announced the ACA in a statement.
