President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has instructed for Mohab Mamish to be appointed as chief the General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) alongside his work, to be on a minister’s degree for one year, succeeding Ahmed Darwish, the previous chief of the zone. According to the Official Gazette, Mamish will be granted all powers stipulated as chief of the authority by law. As chief, Mamish will be charged with designating certain specialities and duties to his deputies. The authority is in charge of running and carrying out the Suez Canal corridor project, separately from the Suez Canal Authority. It enjoys wide-ranging powers over the activities and projects at the corridor project, east of the canal, logistic zones in Suez Canal, Sinai and Ain al-Sokhna in addition to the Technology Valley.

Source: Egypt Independent April 30, 2017 13:41 UTC