Sisi appoints new presidential adviser, Suez Canal Authority deputy chairman
Ahmed Saad Ali El-Shazly, a former Major General, served as the head of the Financial Affairs Authority of the Armed Forces for the past six years.
Ashraf Ibrahim Atwa Megahed, a former Vice Admiral, had served as the Commander of the Egyptian Navy since October 2022.
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