Mohammad Rashad

Mohammad Rashad Al Matini is Egypt's former minister of transportation whose term lasted from 2 August 2012 to 5 January 2013.

Muhammad Rashad Al Matini
Minister of Transportation
In office
2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013
Prime MinisterHisham Qandil
Preceded byGalal Saeed
Succeeded byHatem Abdel Latif
Personal details
NationalityEgyptian
Political partyIndependent

Career

Al Matini worked as a professor of civil engineering at Cairo University.[1] He also served as a consultant at different ministries related to his field of speciality.[2]

He was appointed minister of transportation in the Qandil cabinet on 2 August 2012,[3] replacing Galal Saeed.[4] It was the first governmental post of Al Matini who had no political affiliation.[5] On 17 November 2012, a train crashed with a school bus, killing more than 40 school-age children and injuring others in Assiut governorate. Upon this event, Al Matini submitted his resignation to President Mohammad Morsi. His resignation was accepted.[6] Rashad was replaced by Hatem Abdel Latif on 5 January 2013 in a cabinet reshuffle.[7]

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References
  1. "Egypt's newly appointed cabinet" (PDF). American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt. August 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. "Egypt's government: It's time to get to know the ministers". Egypt Business. 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  3. "Meet Hisham Qandil's new Egypt cabinet". Ahram Online. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  4. Abdelazim, Walid (22 July 2012). "Corruption allegations against Ministry of Transportation". Daily News. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  5. Enein, Ahmed Aboul (11 August 2012). "The insiders: ministry officials who finally got the big job". Daily News. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  6. "Egyptian school bus crashes with train, killing 50, transportation minister resigns". Xinhua. Cairo. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  7. "Egypt's cabinet reshuffle to see new interior, finance ministers". Ahram Online. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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