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President Sisi appoints new leaders for Egypt's Court of Cassation, judicial bodies
CAIRO – 25 June 2025: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued decrees appointing new heads for the Egyptian State Council, Administrative Prosecution Authority, State Lawsuits Authority, and the Court of Cassation, effective July 1.
Counselor Assem Ghaiesh has been appointed as the head of the Court of Cassation, Egypt's highest court and the pinnacle of the judicial hierarchy.
Ghaiesh brings extensive experience from prestigious judicial and legal institutions across Egypt, having held notable positions, including membership on the Supreme Judicial Council and serving as the head of the court of values.
Counselor Osama Shalaby, a distinguished judge of the State Council, has been appointed as the new head of the council.
The State Council, an independent judicial body, is exclusively tasked with adjudicating administrative disputes and has jurisdiction over disciplinary lawsuits and appeals.
It is responsible for issuing legal opinions for entities specified by law, reviewing and drafting laws and legislative decisions, and examining draft contracts involving the state or public bodies.
Shalaby has over four decades of experience, beginning his career in the Public Prosecution in 1978 and later serving as deputy head of the State Council.
Additionally, Hussein Madkour has been appointed as the head of the State Lawsuits Authority, an independent body that provides legal representation for the state in legal disputes.
Madkour also brings extensive judicial and academic experience, along with contributions in arbitration, Islamic jurisprudence, and comparative law.
Furthermore, Mohamed Khalil Al-Shenawy has been appointed as the head of the Administrative Prosecution Authority, an independent body responsible for overseeing disciplinary cases and prosecuting them before disciplinary courts.
