Chairman of the New Administrative Capital’s board of directors Ahmed Zaky Abdeen said on Thursday that government headquarters, including the cabinet, the presidential headquarters, and parliament, will be relocated to the city within 18 months. The first phase of the New Administrative Capital was inaugurated on October 11, 2017, by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi alongside Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, Defense Minister Sidqi Sobhy, Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Mahmoud Hegazy. The New Administrative Capital is one of the most important national projects of Sisi’s presidency. It was initially announced by Sisi in a conference about supporting the Egyptian economy, in March 2015. The housing ministry has said that the city is set to be a 270-square-mile hub, with 21 residential districts to accommodate up to five million people.

Source: Egypt Independent February 02, 2018 10:18 UTC